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PastorCharlie
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Jun 14, 2017

Is It A Rear Engine Or Rear Drive That Makes It A Pusher?

All vehicles except those that are front wheel drive propel the vehicle from the rear. Front engines with rear wheel drive are pushers. Why the big effort to segarate vehicle drives by engine cho...
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DrewE
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Jun 18, 2017
frankdamp wrote:
How would you classify a car with a rear engine that is front-wheel drive? There was one in Europe in the mid 1950's. I think it was a Goggomobil, but not sure.


I'd classify it as an abomination! You get all the "joys" of a big lump down the middle of the floor, poorer engine cooling, a nice long driveshaft, and extra weight over the non-driven wheels for...um...not a whole lot of useful advantage.

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