rear-engine
Motor behind passengers
Rear-engine describes a vehicle with its engine mounted behind the passenger compartment, typically over or near the rear axle.
The configuration is most associated with the Porsche 911 and the original Volkswagen Beetle: The rear-engine layout gives it distinctive handling characteristics.
Compare to mid-engine, where the engine sits between the axles.
German luxury automaker
- 911Crisis response number
- VolkswagenGerman automobile corporation
- BeetleClassic rounded VW model
- layoutSpatial arrangement of elements
configuration · traction · oversteer · air-cooled · flat-six · boxer · handling · pendulum
Movement between places
- coachOne who instructs
- articulatedHaving segments that bend
- floorIndoor walking surface
- low-floorMinimal entry height
diesel · Greyhound · MCI · passenger · commercial · municipal · intercity · powertrain
One who shoves forward
- propellerRotating blades creating thrust
- configurationArrangement of parts
- thrustForceful forward motion
- fuselageAircraft's central structure
canard · turboprop · Avanti · Beechcraft · Starship · aerodynamics · rearward · nacelle
Porsche
German luxury automaker
- 911Crisis response number
- VolkswagenGerman automobile corporation
- BeetleClassic rounded VW model
layout · configuration · traction · oversteer · air-cooled · flat-six · boxer · handling · pendulum · RR
transit
Movement between places
- coachOne who instructs
- articulatedHaving segments that bend
- floorIndoor walking surface
low-floor · diesel · Greyhound · MCI · passenger · commercial · municipal · intercity · powertrain · accessibility
pusher
One who shoves forward
- propellerRotating blades creating thrust
- configurationArrangement of parts
- thrustForceful forward motion
fuselage · canard · turboprop · Avanti · Beechcraft · Starship · aerodynamics · rearward · nacelle · pylon
- drivetrain typesFWD, front-wheel drive, AWD, all-wheel drive, 4WD