Sentence examples for transaxle from inspiring English sources

It is paired with a 6.3-litre V12 engine producing 660 horsepower at a high 8,000 rpm; the gearbox is a transaxle dual-clutch type.

The standard engine is a new 2.4-liter 4, lashed to an archaic 4-speed automatic transaxle, that you will experience the next time you rent a 200 at Thrifty.

The car he drove in the cruise was found in a Nebraska corn field some years ago and was restored and re-engineered by Mr. Studing with a supercharged 4.6-liter Land Rover V-8, mated to a Corvair transaxle and a seriously beefed up Isetta chassis.

Wyer immediately ordered prototype versions of the ZF 5DS25 five-speed transaxle for endurance testing by FAV, even though delivery was 7 to 8 months away.

Another glitch involved an old Fiat 500, whose transaxle blew up near Joplin, Mo.

Here are the car's five distinct operating modes: BATTERY-ELECTRIC PROPULSION Motor A powers the front wheels through the transaxle with electrical energy drawn solely from the battery pack.

The only engine is a 3.6-liter direct-injection 24-valve V-6 rated at an adequate 304 horsepower, mounted transversely alongside an easygoing 6-speed automatic transaxle.

SERIES AND PARALLEL HYBRID PROPULSION At higher cruising speeds, when the battery is depleted the transaxle shifts to its higher range of gear ratios.

"The transaxle-rear engine placed all the driveline weight over the driving wheels.

Two transaxles will be offered: a 6-speed automatic with paddle-shift mode or a 7-speed manual with rev-matching capability — an electronic version of the heel-and-toe shifting techniques that competition drivers employ to enable smooth gear changes when negotiating twisty bits.

Most front-wheel-drive cars have transverse or sideway 4-cylinder and V-6 engines with transaxles (a combination of a transmission and an axle assembly) mounted to them to save space.