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it saves in transmission friction when you already have the crankshaft in the same line as the drive shafts. In this respect, Mini, the first car with a transverse engine, but separate gearbox, Autobianchi Primula, the first car with the gearbox fully built in into the engine. (prototype to the Fiat 128).
Interesting compromise Ferrari 312T Formula one car with longitudinal 180-degree V12 engine and transverse gearbox, inside the wheelbase.
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