Sentences with phrase «motors over the front axle»

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The engineering of this ultramodern car is absolutely unreal: a monocoque built from carbon - fiber - reinforced plastic; a racing - type weight distribution of 43 percent front / 57 percent rear; rear tires that are each over a foot wide; a plug - in hybrid powertrain with electric motors on each axle that delivers 19 miles of range in full - electric mode; a seven - speed PDK transmission; and a 4.6 - liter V - 8 engine that revs to 9150 rpm and makes 608 hp.

On front driven cars, the motor sits about over the front axles, which means any torque applied to the frame by the motor would not cause an increase or decrease of «weight» on the front wheels, only on the rear wheels.

You turn, it grips, the motor lunges, the front axle grips more, then the crazy traction takes - over on the exit of turns.

Both will also get higher - performance versions with over 300bhp thanks to a larger motor on the rear axle and a second, smaller one at the front wheels.

The more sporting BMW i8 is a plug - in hybrid that uses the 170 - hp electric motor from the i3 positioned over its front axle, while a 3 - cylinder engine making 220 bhp is positioned over the rear axle.

The Honda Civic Type R, on the other hand, is based on a car whose fundamentals are clearly and inherently wrong from a performance perspective: drive goes to the front wheels, the engine bay won't take a six - cylinder motor and the weight is all over the front axle.

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Fully electric vehicles with individually controlled electric motor drives allow significantly improved vehicle dynamics over vehicles with equal torque on the left and right wheels and constant torque distribution between the front and rear axles.