trans·ax·le | \ tran(t)s-ˈak-səl 
, tranz- \
, tranz- \Definition of transaxle
: a unit that consists of a combination of a transmission and an axle's differential gear used especially in front-wheel-drive automobiles
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Recent Examples on the Web The wheels were going so fast, the clamping of the brakes snapped the half shafts that connected the transaxle to each wheel.
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Alex Davies, Wired, "The Autonomous-Car Chaos of the 2004 Darpa Grand Challenge," 6 Jan. 2021 Pull the right carbon-fiber paddle shifter and the rear-mounted, Magna-made eight-speed dual-clutch transaxle loads first gear.
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John Pearley Huffman, Car and Driver, "2021 Ferrari Roma: The Beauty of 612 Horsepower," 26 Nov. 2020 The most complete kit include suspension pieces, a Renault five-speed transaxle (the same unit used in the Delorean sports car), a steering rack, a braking system, and interior fitments.
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Arthur St. Antoine, Car and Driver, "Tested: 1988 Prova Designs Countach Looks Like the Real Thing, But Isn't," 25 Nov. 2020 As in the coupe, the 4.0-liter gets a 503-horsepower rating at 6000 rpm and is connected to a quick-shifting eight-speed ZF automatic transaxle.
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Scott Oldham, Car and Driver, "2021 Aston Martin Vantage Roadster Cannot Be Ignored," 2 Oct. 2020 The seven-speed stick is a transaxle that Porsche, with the help of trans-supplier ZF, converted from dual-clutch auto to manual in part with a crafty mechanism called MECOSA.
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K.c. Colwell, Car and Driver, "Tested: 2020 Porsche 911 Carrera S Reminds Us of the Importance of a Clutch Pedal and Shifter," 18 June 2020 There's a nice pop from behind as the GT's seven-speed dual-clutch transaxle snaps through the gears.
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David Beard, Car and Driver, "2020 Mercedes-AMG GT Is All About That Base," 19 Feb. 2020 Toyota's hybrid system consists a two-motor transaxle (one of the motor-generators delivers motive force) that pairs with a 2.5-liter Atkinson-cycle inline-four to produce a combined 208 horses.
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Eric Stafford, Car and Driver, "2019 Honda Accord Hybrid vs. 2019 Toyota Camry Hybrid: Which Gas-Sipping Family Sedan Is Better?," 8 Jan. 2020 The engine sits an inch lower in the car and bolts directly to the Tremec eight-speed, dual-clutch transaxle.
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Dan Carney, Popular Science, "The Corvette is finally the supercar it deserves to be," 2 Jan. 2020
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The first known use of transaxle was in 1958
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