Automobile Engineering | Enlist various types of vehicle layout and explain with neat sketch front engine rear wheel drive layout.

Types of Vehicle Layouts:

According to Engine Location:

[1] Two Wheel Drive Vehicle:

    1.1.1 Front Engine Front Wheel Drive (FFWD)  

    1.1.2 Front Engine Rear Wheel Drive (FRWD) 

    1.1.3 Rear Engine Rear Wheel Drive (RRWD) 

[2] Four (All) Wheel Drive Vehicle:

    2.1.1 Manual Operated Four Wheel Drive 

    2.1.2 Electronic Operated Four Wheel Drive 

According to Engine Mounting:

     1. Full Forward Chassis 

    2. Semi Forward Chassis 

    3. Bus Chassis  

Front Engine Rear Wheel Drive Layout:

The layout of car is shown in the figure. It shows the position of the main parts of an automobile. It consists of engine located at the front of vehicle, followed by a clutch, gear box, propeller shaft, universal joint, differential, rear axle etc. 

The drive from the gear box is conveyed through a short shaft to the front universal joint of the propeller shaft. From the propeller shaft it is conveyed to the rear wheel through a sliding slip joint and universal joint. 

The bevel gear of the short shaft is driven by rear universal joint. 

This bevel gear meshes with a larger bevel gear which drives the two rear axle shafts through a differential gear.