Powertrain for an automotive vehicle

A structure of a powertrain disposed in an engine compartment of an automotive vehicle comprising:

• an engine placed within the engine compartment and having a crankshaft directed in a transverse direction of a vehicle body;
• a transmission placed within the engine compartment, said transmission having an input shaft and an output shaft which are arranged coaxially with each other and directed parallel to said crankshaft;
• a torque converter disposed adjacent to said engine, said torque converter being directly connected to said crankshaft;
• power transfer means, disposed opposite to said engine with respect to said torque converter, for operationally transferring power from said torque converter to said input shaft of said transmission so as to transmit an output from said engine to said transmission;
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• casing means, having first, second and third chambers, for accommodating said transmission, said torque converter and said power transfer means separately in said first, second and third chambers, respectively, said first and second chambers being connected by an oil passage through which said input shaft extends from said transmission to said power transfer means.