Jensen Interceptor

12 Ocak 2016 Salı

Not good enough handling on Jensen Interceptor slippery surfaces (ice, soil). This disadvantage is partly help to solve the modern system control of traction and stabilize the vehicle. Also, a good help to cope with this problem and the latest developments in the field of automotive rubber. Front-wheel drive design the powertrain of the vehicle in which the torque produced by the motor transferred to the front wheels. For the first time has been applied commercially in 1929 year in the U.S. on the car Cord L 29. Mass widespread in the sixties and seventies.

Now is the most common, especially in relatively small cars. COMMON CASE LAYOUT OF A PASSENGER CAR WITH FRONT-WHEEL DRIVE. Early development — the idea of front drive came together with the idea of a car and was logical, for horse harness exactly ahead of the cart. Another steam wagon, Cuneo (fardier à vapeur de Cugnot) had a drive on only the front wheel. However, apparently, handling it was unimportant, what was the reason for the world's first car accident: tests the inventor has not coped with management, and the miracle of technology of the XVIII century the wall was demolished Arsenal. However, some authors argue that the accident in question. However, the first cars with internal combustion engines was located at centre of wheelbase, engine, in this case more we decided the drive to the rear axle by a chain.

Later the engine became to place in the front, but the drive was still back, although the chain was replaced driveshaft. In addition, the engineers quickly realized that the four wheel vehicle drive to the front wheels will require hinges of a special design, which in those years have not yet been invented. 1920 racing front-wheel — Next the surge of interest in front-wheel drive layout was in the 1920-ies. To this time the traditional scheme of rear-wheel drive car was already well developed, USA on the level of motorization priblizilis to modern Russia and in Europe in large numbers appeared firm and firmochki on release cars for individual orders. The main thing — by this time very large popularity of car racing, spectacular and dangerous sport, which is quickly found in the use of any technical innovations automotive. The designers of racing cars and noticed on the front drive. CORD L29 — THE FIRST PRODUCTION FRONT-WHEEL DRIVE CAR. 1930 — 1960 mass front-wheel drive — in Europe, in those years, front-wheel drive is no longer attracted the creators of cars class, but, on the contrary, firms seeking to create a mass, "popular" model.

However, until the mid sixties it was only about some cases use front drive, but most models remained in this era with drive to the rear axle and either "classic" or rear-engined layout. Significant here was not good handling and layout advantages: no propeller shaft allowed to lower the floor of the truck, remove the tunnel, so — increase cabin space without increasing the overall dimensions of the vehicle and reduce the cost of production, and, in addition, by reducing the masses to use the motor less power. One of the first companies which released in Europe front-wheel drive model, became Citroën. In 1934, the company has released a model of Citroën Type C, or 7CV, today better known as Citroën TA — "Traction Avant", which means Jensen Interceptor "Front-wheel Drive". The design was Henri Lefevbre.