transaxle

[bum]

Please tell me cars with transaxle transmission sheme
I know these:

Chevrolet Corvette
Dodge Viper
Alfa 75
Ferrari Scaglietti
Ferrari 456
Volvo 460

Please continue this list. Especially i need a models which are not very expensive (not exclusive).

[PerfAdv]

You mean with the gearbox sitting in the rear with the differential? The front-engined Porsches, 944 and 928.

[henk4]

Ferrari Daytona
Alfa Giulietta (the last model)

[PBB]

Evans 486

Factory Five Racing GTM

Ferrari 612 Scaglietti

Aston Martin V8 Vantage

Lotus Europa

Lincoln Zephyr

Maserati Coupe

Lotus Esprit

Ford GT

Renault 5 Turbo

Aston Martin AMV8

Ferrari 196 SP

Mercury Milan

Radical SR8

Ford Fusion

Covini C6W

Ulitma GTR

De Tomaso Pantera

Koenigsegg CC8S

That's all for right now.

[Matra et Alpine]

early model corvettes arent' transaxle and I didnt' think the Viper was as well.

Can we clarify language usage ? A "transaxle" has a gearbox and diff in a single unit. A differentail on it's own splitting power from porop to rear wheels is a "differential" and not a "transaxle".

So can someone confirm if all 'vettes and vipers are transaxles or rear difs ???
Ta.

and will we call a FWD configuration gearbox/diff placed in mid engine/RWD config a transaxle or a gearbox/diff ??

[Matra et Alpine]

Alpine A106
Alpine A108
Alpine A110
Alpine A310
Alpine GTA
Alpine A610
Renault 8

[PBB]

The Corvette used a transaxle for the C5 and C6 only.

[coolieman1220]

Maserati Quatroporte

[PBB]

The old Vipers didn't have transaxles, here's a pic of the T56 out of the GTS-R: http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/forum...6&d=1088043709

[PBB]

Originally Posted by Matra et Alpine

and will we call a FWD configuration gearbox/diff placed in mid engine/RWD config a transaxle or a gearbox/diff ??

Most modern FWD vehicles are said to have transaxles, so in a MR placement, they'd still be considered to be transaxles.

[bum]

Many thanks for your answers.

[henk4]

the discussion on what actually is a transaxle has been going on here for the last two years. In my understanding a transaxle means a front engined rear wheel drive, whereby the gearbox and the diff are built together in the rear axle. The clutch remains at the engine side. The whole system is driven by a
long axle, (the trans(mission) axle) straight from the engine. Vibrations in the transaxle were sometimes difficult to cure.

So basically in a transaxle configuration the engine and the gearbox are at different ends of the car. That would exclude all FWD or rear engined RWD cars to qualify.

[culver]

My understanding of the term is the transmission (auto or manual) and the final drive/dif are in the same box. They may not actually share fluid but they would be built together. Like many auto terms it may have a different meaning in Europe. I don't know of a single FWD car that doesn't have a transaxle. I suspect that virtually all rear/mid engined cars would have a transaxle. I suppose we could debate cars like many racecars where the gearbox is bolted to a bellhousing that contains the final drive.
Some cars like several Porsches, the 1997 and later Corvettes and I think the early '60s Pontiac Tempest have the engine in front and the transaxle in back. These really are the notable cases because it is not common for the engine and transmission to NOT be attached to each other.
I don't think the Viper has ever used a transaxle.

[PBB]

Originally Posted by henk4

the discussion on what actually is a transaxle has been going on here for the last two years.

And at this rate, it'll be at least another two years.

Originally Posted by henk4

So basically in a transaxle configuration the engine and the gearbox are at different ends of the car. That would exclude all FWD or rear engined RWD cars to qualify.

By your definition, yes. I agree it's a bit of a stretch to say a FWD car has a transaxle and it's not a very common term to use. But Mid/Rear engined RWD cars definitely have transaxles. It's the term most manufacturers and modifers use to describe the gearbox/differential combo.

[henk4]

Originally Posted by PBB

And at this rate, it'll be at least another two years.

By your definition, yes. I agree it's a bit of a stretch to say a FWD car has a transaxle and it's not a very common term to use. But Mid/Rear engined RWD cars definitely have transaxles. It's the term most manufacturers and modifers use to describe the gearbox/differential combo.

The only time you read about transaxles in a European magazine is when they descirbe the Daytona or various Alfa Romeos. This clearly points at the axle, linking the the engine/clutch and the gearbox sitting together with the diff in the rear axle.