Motor vehicle with insertable four-wheel drive
AssigneeFerrari S.P.A.
InventorsFranco Cimatti, Rudolf Morawetz
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AssigneeFerrari S.P.A.
InventorsFranco Cimatti, Rudolf Morawetz
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A motor vehicle with insertable four-wheel drive, including an engine having a crankshaft, a pair of main driving wheels constantly connected to the crankshaft by interposition of a gearbox provided with a first clutch, and a pair of secondary driving wheels, which may be connected to the crankshaft by an insertable transmission system. The insertable transmission system presents a second clutch, which is connected on one end with a fixed transmission ratio to the crankshaft upstream of the gearbox and on the other end with a fixed transmission ratio to the secondary driving wheels. A percentage of motive torque to be transmitted to the secondary driving wheels by the second clutch is determined according to dynamic parameters of the motor vehicle detected by respective sensors.
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An insertable four-wheel drive motor vehicle, comprising:
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