drive train

Or drivetrain

noun

1. the power train of an automotive vehicle consisting of all the components between the engine and driving wheels and including the clutch and axle, as well as the components of the driveline.

Other Word Forms

• drive-train adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of drive train¹

First recorded in 1950–55

Example Sentences

In addition to its six-wheel, all-wheel drive train, the converted Jeep Gladiator sported a 500-horsepower V-8 engine.

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For example, the safety system must be able to control the drive train and the infotainment systems.

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Many computers are dedicated to operating the vehicle’s drive train, including controlling the fuel, battery or both, monitoring emissions and operating cruise control.

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Its drive train offers 40 horsepower in continuous action and can increase to 75 horsepower for short-term tasks.

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“Even if we were to roll out the door with an internal combustion engine in the vehicle, we have the opportunity, the way the vehicle is designed is to allow us at the end of the life of that engine to swap in a different drive train alternative,” Bombaugh said.

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