FAHRZEUGMOTOR- UND FAHRZEUGGETRIEBEEINBAUVORRICHTUNG.

摘要

A mounting arrangement for an automotive vehicle includes a transverse engine having a crankshaft an axis of which extends transversely to a longitudinal axis of the vehicle, a gear train (4) of a transmission having an axis (Z) which extends in parallel with the axis (X) of the engine crankshaft, and a differential gear unit having an axis (Y) which extends in parallel to the axes of the engine crankshaft and the transmission gear train. The axis of the engine crankshaft is located rearward of the axis of the transmission gear train and over the axis of the differential gear unit, and the axis of the differential gear unit is located rearward of the axis of the transmission gear train. Further, the engine has cylinders which are inclined forward.