DEVELOPMENT OF A FRONT-WHEEL-DRIVE CAR

Principal difficulties to be removed in the early stage of development were the problem of gradeability and that of constant velocity sliding universal joint. After many endeavors, a front-wheel-drive car equipped with horizontally opposed four cylinder engine was realized. This configuration has, to add to the proper superiorities of front-wheel-drive car, advantages in respect of vibration, cornering ability, crashworthiness, safety for pedestrians and ease of designing four-wheel-drive-car. /GMRL/

• Corporate Authors:

  Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)

  400 Commonwealth Drive
  Warrendale, PA  United States  15096
• Authors:
  • Matsumoto, R
  • Hataya, G I
  • Morinaga, M
  • Tsukada, T
• Publication Date: 1977-9

Media Info

• Pagination: 21 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automotive engineering; Crashworthiness; Front wheel drive; Maneuverability; Pedestrians; Safety; Steering; Vehicle components; Vehicle design; Vibration
• Old TRIS Terms: Cornering (Vehicle)
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00172076
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: SAE 770803
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 29 1978 12:00AM