Drivetrain layout question / quizz

[integrale_evo]

My alfasud is fwd with a longitudinal engine, not particularly unusual in itself, various Citroen’s, renaults, Audi’s and at least until recently ( still maybe?? ) the Passat.

However a bit of thinking, the Alfa boxer was still being used until the mid 90s in the 145 / 146 in the same longitudinal, gearbox behind fwd layout, but the range topping cloverleaf / Ti versions had a transverse in-line 4 with the now standard gearbox on end layout, so you could at the same time buy both a longitudinal and transverse version of the same model.

The only other vehicle I can think of which turned the engine around was the rover 75, designed for transverse but spun round longitudinally for the rwd v8 versions.

Anyone think of any others? Particularly where they kept the same wheels driven?

[Jimexpl]

Escort Cosworth

[mik]

I’m no expert, but didn’t the A4 or A6 have both transverse and longditudional versions?

[Sundayjumper]

I can’t help on the main question but we’ve had two Passats and they were both transverse engines, so either they stopped 15+ years ago or you imagined the whole thing

[integrale_evo]

Looks like the b5 Passat in the mid 2000s was longitudinal, so I’m not going as mad as I thought for a moment

Escort cosworth, kind of I guess, but it was to allow it to be 4wd, so different driven wheels and wasn’t really an escort underneath at all, with most of the floor pan being lifted straight from the Sierra.

[Jobbo]

I’m no expert, but didn’t the A4 or A6 have both transverse and longditudional versions?

No, they didn’t.

The Renault 21 did though, with different wheelbases depending on whether it was transverse or in-line.

[Beany]

Escort Cosworth

That was more of a rebody of an existing RWD longitudinal platform than changing a transverse to longitudinal though - shortened/modded Sierra floorpan IIRC.

[Rich B]

Is there an echo in here?

[nuttinnew]

In here?

[Beany]

In here?

in here

[Carlos]

Mk 5 Escort had both Longitudinal and Transverse 4wd models.

[Mito Man]

Ford Transit

[Sundayjumper]

Looks like the b5 Passat in the mid 2000s was longitudinal, so I’m not going as mad as I thought for a moment

Add that to the List of Things I Didn't Know ! Due to sharing stuff with Audi I assume ?

[mik]

I’m no expert, but didn’t the A4 or A6 have both transverse and longditudional versions?

No, they didn’t.

The Renault 21 did though, with different wheelbases depending on whether it was transverse or in-line.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audi_A4
The first generation Audi A4 (known internally as the Typ 8D) debuted in October 1994,[5][6] with production starting November 1994 and European sales commencing in January 1995 for the 1995 model year. North American sales later began in September 1995 for the 1996 model year.[7] It was built on the Volkswagen Group B5 (PL45) platform, which it shared with the fourth generation Volkswagen Passat (B5, Typ 3B). It had a front-mounted longitudinal engine and front-wheel drive.

I was right in remembering they used Longies at some point...

[integrale_evo]

Mk 5 Escort had both Longitudinal and Transverse 4wd models.

Yep, I remembered that earlier when I didn’t have time to add it, but yeah I’ll let the mk5 escort in because you could indeed at one point but both longitudinal and transverse 4x4 versions, even though the cosworth wasn’t really a cosworth

[Jobbo]

I’m no expert, but didn’t the A4 or A6 have both transverse and longditudional versions?

No, they didn’t.

The Renault 21 did though, with different wheelbases depending on whether it was transverse or in-line.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audi_A4
The first generation Audi A4 (known internally as the Typ 8D) debuted in October 1994,[5][6] with production starting November 1994 and European sales commencing in January 1995 for the 1995 model year. North American sales later began in September 1995 for the 1996 model year.[7] It was built on the Volkswagen Group B5 (PL45) platform, which it shared with the fourth generation Volkswagen Passat (B5, Typ 3B). It had a front-mounted longitudinal engine and front-wheel drive.

I was right in remembering they used Longies at some point...

The A4 and A6 have only ever used longitudinal engines, never transverse. They also therefore get the proper Quattro system, whereas the smaller A3 had transverse-only with Haldex 4wd.