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  • Freewheel explained

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    Freewheel explained

    Freewheel explained In mechanical or automotive engineering, a freewheel or overrunning clutch is a device in a transmission that disengages the driveshaft from the driven shaft w ...

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  • Gear stick types

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    Gear stick types

    Car Gear stick types explained A gear stick is the device is used to change gear; in a manual transmission vehicle this will normally be done whilst depressing the clutch pedal wi ...

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  • History of 4x4

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    History of  4x4

    History of Four-wheel drive 4x4 In 1893, before the establishment of a modern automotive industry in Britain, English engineer Bramah Joseph Diplock patented a four-wheel-drive sy ...

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  • Hotchkiss drive

    Hotchkiss drive

    Hotchkiss drive The Hotchkiss drive is a system of power transmission. It was the dominant form of power transmission for front-engine, rear-wheel drive layout cars in the 20th ce ...

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  • Hybrid Synergy Drive

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    Hybrid Synergy Drive

    Hybrid Synergy Drive explained Hybrid Synergy Drive (HSD) designates a set of hybrid car technologies developed by Toyota and used in the company's Yaris, Auris, Prius, Highlander ...

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  • Limited-slip differential

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    Limited-slip differential

    Limited-slip differential (LSD) A limited-slip differential (LSD) is a type of automotive differential gear arrangement that allows for some difference in angular velocity of the ...

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  • Live axle

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    Live axle

    Live axle A live axle, sometimes called a solid axle, is a type of beam axle suspension system that uses the drive shafts that transmit power to the wheels to connect the wheels l ...

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  • M4 Mid-engine, four-wheel-drive layout

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    M4 Mid-engine, four-wheel-drive layout

    Automotive Mid-engine, four-wheel-drive layout (M4) Explained In automotive design, an M4, or Mid-engine, Four-wheel-drive layout places the internal combustion engine in the midd ...

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  • Manual transmission

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    Manual transmission

    Manual transmission A standard transmission or manual transmission is the traditional type of transmission used in a car. The manual or standard transmission consists of a series ...

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  • MF Mid-engine, front-wheel-drive layout

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    MF Mid-engine, front-wheel-drive layout

    (MF) Mid-engine, front-wheel-drive layout In automotive design a MF, or Mid-engine, Front-wheel-drive layout is one in which the front road wheels are driven by an internal-combus ...

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  • Mid engine design

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    Mid engine design

    Automotive Mid-engine design explained A mid-engine layout describes the placement of an automobile engine between the rear and front axles. Benefits The mid-engine layout is typi ...

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  • R4 Rear-engine, four-wheel-drive

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    R4 Rear-engine, four-wheel-drive

    Vehicle, Drive layout (R4) Rear-engine, four-wheel-drive layout In automotive design, an R4, or Rear-engine, Four-wheel-drive layout places the internal combustion engine at the r ...

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  • Rear-engine, rear-wheel-drive

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    Rear-engine, rear-wheel-drive

    Rear-engine, rear-wheel-drive In automotive design, a RR, or Rear-engine, Rear-wheel-drive layout places both the engine and drive wheels at the rear of the vehicle. In contrast t ...

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  • RMR Rear mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive

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    RMR Rear mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive

    Automotive Rear mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout (RMR) In automotive design, a RMR or Rear Mid-engine, Rear-wheel-drive layout is one in which the rear wheels are driven by an ...

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  • RWD Rear-wheel drive

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    RWD Rear-wheel drive

    Rear-wheel drive Rear-wheel drive (RWD) typically places the engine in the front of the vehicle and the driven wheels are located at the rear, a configuration known as front-engin ...

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