Before writing that edit, I did find a few other references to support it, which I could dig out if I had to. I've done some research on this and come up with this : Point 8 I don't want to get into a big fight over the whole 'towing disadvantage' thing, however (in fact putting the engine behind the wheels is possible in rwd too, like in the BMW roadsters) -Preceding unsigned comment added by 212.234.248.226 ( talk) 13:43, 9 March 2009 (UTC) Reply It seems that some Honda Legend (not the first one) and Quinted use such an architecture for the same reason (and this gaves a better weight balance to the car, and a longer wheelbase (roadholding better too) withoud needind an longer noise). The Citroën "15" (1938-1955) had even an six-inline mounted this way. This allows to have the front wheels closer to the bumped and let lot of space for the the leg along the engine. Some FWD solved this problem by using an USELESS space: under the dashboard (R4, R16, R15, DS.). That said, RWD vehicles are generally easier to service, especially for the home mechanic, but I wouldn't rate it as a specific advantage or disadvantage. The block does not sit higher, the transaxle is behind the flywheel and driveshafts between the block and firewall in a typical layout. Davert 00:18, 21 January 2007 (UTC) Reply Manufacturers rightly view engine bay space as wasted space - as long as the vehicle is able to be serviced without too much difficulty. Liftarn It's a problem that's not that hard to overcome - it all fits in there. So unless you find some source it can't go into the article. Anyone want to confirm this before its added? Nereth 10:06, 10 October 2006 (UTC) Reply I haven't managed to find anything about it. In many rear drive cars I know its a problem trying to drop engines in that are too large for the bay, i can only assume that with the additional components of a front wheel drive car in there aswell, the problem would be markedly worse. In an FF car, wouldnt having the transmission and differential and all the connecting components sitting inside the engine bay significantly reduce the amound of space available? At the very least the block would have to sit higher to give room for the rest of the drive train. This article has been rated as Low-importance on the project's importance scale. Engineering Wikipedia:WikiProject Engineering Template:WikiProject Engineering Engineering articles If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks. This article is within the scope of WikiProject Engineering, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of engineering on Wikipedia. This article has been rated as High-importance on the project's importance scale. This article has been rated as C-Class on Wikipedia's content assessment scale. Automobiles Wikipedia:WikiProject Automobiles Template:WikiProject Automobiles Automobile articles This article is within the scope of WikiProject Automobiles, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of automobiles on Wikipedia.
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