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Drivetrain

Not to be confused with powertrain. Some typical examples:


For other uses, see Drivetrain (disambiguation).
The drivetrain of a motor vehicle is the group of com-
2.1 Manual transmission car

Engine and drivetrain of a transverse-engined front-wheel drive


car

ponents that deliver power to the driving wheels.[1] This


excludes the engine or motor that generates the power. In
contrast, the powertrain is considered to include both the Rear axle with hypoid bevel gear nal drive
engine or motor and the drivetrain.
The market for drivetrain components is economically
important and is estimated to reach US$314.4 billion by Flywheel
2019. Market value by layout is approximately half for
front-wheel drive, with a quarter each for rear-wheel drive Dual mass ywheel still rare
(mostly in light commercial vehicles and trucks) and all-
Clutch
wheel drive.
Gearbox

1 Function Overdrive Only rarely tted

Propeller shaft
The function of the drivetrain is to couple the engine that
produces the power to the driving wheels that use this Rear axle
mechanical power to rotate the axle. This connection in-
volves physically linking the two components, which may Final drive
be at opposite ends of the vehicle and so requiring a long Dierential
propeller shaft or drive shaft. The operating speed of the
engine and wheels are also dierent and must be matched
by the correct gear ratio. As the vehicle speed changes, 2.2 Automatic transmission car
the ideal engine speed must remain approximately con-
stant for ecient operation and so this gearbox ratio must Torque converter
also be changed, either manually, automatically or by an
automatic continuous variation. Transmission

Propeller shaft
2 Components Rear axle

The precise components of the drivetrain vary, according Final drive


to the type of vehicle. Dierential

1
2 4 REFERENCES

Transfer box

Transmission brake
Propeller shafts, to front and rear

Front and rear axles


Final drive
Locking dierential
Portal gear

3 See also
Two-wheel drive

Four-wheel drive
64 (drivetrain)
Front wheel drive manual transaxle, showing the gearbox and Six-wheel drive
nal drive incorporated in the same housing
Eight-wheel drive

2.3 Front-wheel drive car H-drive


Continuous track
Clutch
Hybrid vehicle drivetrain, the drivetrain of hybrid
Transaxle
vehicles
Gearbox
Powertrain, the drivetrain plus engine
Final drive
Dierential
Drive shafts and constant-velocity joints to 4 References
each wheel
[1] Drivetrain. Automotive Handbook (3rd ed.). Bosch.
1993. p. 536. ISBN 0-8376-0330-7.
2.4 Four-wheel drive o-road vehicle

Construction vehicle drivetrain, with permanent all-wheel drive

Clutch

Gearbox
3

5 Text and image sources, contributors, and licenses


5.1 Text
Drivetrain Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drivetrain?oldid=787611397 Contributors: Deli nk, Federhalter, Nyttend, Bonadea,
Andy Dingley, Wikiuser100, AnomieBOT, Staszek Lem, Wbm1058, Cyberbot II, KH-1, SuperComputer, MRNAyyy and Anonymous: 7

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