Drive unit for four wheel drive vehicle - has compact arrangement of transverse engine and longitudinal drive shaft

摘要

The drive unit for a four wheel drive vehicle having an engine inclined towards the rear with a transverse crankshaft and a longitudinally arranged transmission. An intermediate drive (25) is positioned in an inclined location below the front axle drive shaft assembly (17), with a steering shaft (33) which extends between the exhaust pipe (5) of the engine (3) and a Cardan shaft (30), and a transmission line connection (34) made up of two flanges (29b, 30a). ADVANTAGE - Drive unit for a vehicle which is relatively short in the longitudinal direction and which allows good ground clearance.