Vehicle engine layout location and drive form

According to the layout of the engine in the car body, it can be divided into front engine, center engine and rear engine.

According to the form of drive front-drive, rear-drive, four-wheel drive, and multi-axle drive.

The whole vehicle can be divided into front-mounted front drive, front-mounted rear drive, front-mounted four-wheel drive, center-mounted rear drive and rear-mounted rear drive.

Currently in the domestic car market can see the vast majority of models are used in the front engine, that is, the engine position of the car before the front axle. The advantage of the front engine is to simplify the car transmission and drive axle structure, especially for the absolute mainstream of the front-wheel drive models, the engine will power directly to the front wheels, omitting the long drive shaft, not only reduces the power transfer loss, but also greatly reduces the complexity of the power transmission mechanism and failure rate. In addition, the engine will be placed in front of the driver, in a frontal collision, the engine can protect the driver from impact, thus improving the safety of the car. The opposite of the front engine is the rear engine, rear engine often corresponds to some rear-wheel drive high-powered models, typical models for Porsche's 911 series sports car. In addition, there is a layout is the middle engine, that is, the engine is located in the car between the front and rear axles, for some extreme pursuit of performance models, the engine will be placed in the middle of the car is an ideal way, because the engine is located in the car's center of gravity near the center of gravity, rather than too much weight is concentrated in the front or rear of the car, to achieve the optimal weight distribution ratio, which will greatly improve the car's maneuverability and stability of the drive. Many classic sports cars, including Ferrari and Lamborghini, have a mid-engine layout. I hope to help you, hope to adopt, thank you!