Sentences with phrase «ff layout»
The Toyota iQ comes close to this by having its front differential in front of the engine, [1] however despite this, the iQ is still considered to have an FF layout.
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After the Arab oil embargo of 1973 and the 1979 fuel crises, a majority of American FR vehicles (station wagons, luxury sedans) were phased out for the FF layout — this trend would spawn the SUV / van conversion market.
However, powerful cars rarely use the FF layout because weight transference under acceleration reduces the weight on the front wheels and reduces their traction, limiting the torque which can be utilized.
Another advantage of the FR layout is relatively easy access to the engine compartment, a result of the longitudinal orientation of the drivetrain, as compared to the FF layout (front - engine, front - wheel drive).
It was the second FF layout model in Korea after Hyundai Excel.
Not exact matches
The only layout coming close to matching mid-engine is transaxle (Scaglietti, FF, V8 Vantage, GT - S, 944, GTV6, IS - F....
The car is infamous for its «snap - oversteer», this notoriety comes from numerous instances where individuals crash their SW20 either on or off the race track due to inexperience with a mid-ship platform, as MR layouts handle very differently in comparison to the common FF or even FR layouts.
The QX50 is built on an all - new platform, featuring a front - engine, front - wheel drive (FF) layout.
An engineering challenge with this layout is getting the power to the front wheels past the engine - this would normally involve raising the engine to allow a propshaft to pass under the engine, or in the case of the Ferrari FF taking power from both ends of the crankshaft with two separate gearboxes.
The Oil crisis of the 1970s and the success of small FF cars like the Mini, Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Tercel, and Honda Civic led to the widespread adoption of that layout.
As the steered wheels are also the driven wheels, FF (front - engine, front - wheel - drive layout) cars are generally considered superior to FR (front - engine, rear - wheel - drive layout) cars in low - traction conditions such as snow, mud, or wet tarmac.
In contrast to the Front - engine, front - wheel - drive layout (FF), the center of mass of the engine is behind the front axle.