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By "transaxle" I think of a north-south engine installation (RWD, of course), with the bellhousing immediately behind the engine block, the transmission immediately behind the bellhousing, and the differential integrated into the transmission. There is no driveshaft or torque-tube. Given those criteria, the only American car that comes to mind is the DeTomaso Pantera.
By "transaxle" I think of a north-south engine installation (RWD, of course), with the bellhousing immediately behind the engine block, the transmission immediately behind the bellhousing, and the differential integrated into the transmission. There is no driveshaft or torque-tube. Given those criteria, the only American car that comes to mind is the DeTomaso Pantera.
That sounds more like a Toronado, or Eldorado, sans rwd. Panteras arwn't american cars, they just used ford engines. DeTamaso is italian transaxle is just a transmission/axle combo.
And I don't believe transaxle is the correct term for the Vette layout.
A transaxle has the transmission and differential built into the same case and the axles fit into the same case. Whereas the Corvette uses a transmission; bolted to a torque tube in the front, and bolted to a differential in the rear, in a separate case.
All my years of driving corvettes, I never hard any technician or other corvette owner referring to a transaxle in the back; only a transmission. Sure helps to make the front/rear weight at close to 50%.
And I don't believe transaxle is the correct term for the Vette layout.
A transaxle has the transmission and differential built into the same case and the axles fit into the same case. Whereas the Corvette uses a transmission; bolted to a torque tube in the front, and bolted to a differential in the rear, in a separate case.
All my years of driving corvettes, I never hard any technician or other corvette owner referring to a transaxle in the back; only a transmission. Sure helps to make the front/rear weight at close to 50%.
Tbe term isn't used much for any car with one, but it is still a transaxle, the diff can be a removable part, it usually is a seperate casing when a longitudinal setup is used. You can't put a tailshaft on a corvettw spec t56. I would say the El Dorado/Toronado would be excluded, as they use a transfer case, and the axle is under the transmission.
Agree, the differential can be removed from an transaxle case; however, the case remains the same; at least so in a GM application that I have ever seen.
And I called a retired friend who worked over 30 years in GM powertrain; transmissions and ended up in transmission brand quality. He will tell you and me and anyone else that out of the vehicle; they are ALL noted as transmissions; regardless if the modifier is an "T" (transverse) or "L" (longitudinal). However, the minute it goes into a vehicle, it will be referred to as a transaxle if it has a "T" designation, or a transmission if it has a "L" designation.
For the 2015 vehicles, an example is the Corvette ZO6/Z51. It uses the 8L90 eight speed transmission, RPO code MSU. That exact same transmission with the same RPO code MSU is also used on he trucks and full-size SUVs with the 6.2L engine. And those truck have front engine/front trans with a long driveshaft to the differential. Whereas, the Vette has the transmission basically bolted to a differential.
So I guess people can call it anything they want to, but when I was a Vette owner, I never heard one Vette owner, who knew the difference between a transmssion and an engine, or a tire from a rim (in other words half-way intelligent) call it a transaxle.
So call it whatever you want to. I could really care less if you call it a vegomatic.
The C5-C7 do not have a transaxle. A transaxle is a transmission and an axle built into one, they cannot be separated or cannot operate independently. A C5-C7 transmission can be separated from the "axle" or, rather, the final drive unit and they are two different assemblies, they also do not share the same batch of lubricant.
The C5-C7 do not have a transaxle. A transaxle is a transmission and an axle built into one, they cannot be separated or cannot operate independently. A C5-C7 transmission can be separated from the "axle" or, rather, the final drive unit and they are two different assemblies, they also do not share the same batch of lubricant.
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