Definitions
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- noun automotive The
drivetrain minus theengine andtransmission - noun The
powertrain in general
Etymologies
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Examples
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Our customers respect us for our agile, responsive approach to satisfying their needs, whether for the precision metallic components, modules and systems of our powertrain driveline business, or the high-quality, innovative aerial work platforms our globally successful Skyjack business produces.
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But if its dimensions are nothing new, then VW says the Up's safety, accommodation and driving qualities make it so - as do its costings, with a new floor pan and driveline, which is built in Bratislava, Slovakia.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph Andrew English 2011
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Another first for Jaguar is the new Active Differential Control (ADC), the final stage of the supercharged V8 driveline, which is designed to give improved traction and dynamic stability.
Jalopnik 2009
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Ditto air resistance (2.6 percent); friction between the wheels, their bearings and the road (4.2 percent); braking (5.8 percent); and the "driveline," which includes the transmission and all the other parts of the car that transmit the force of the crankshaft to the wheels.
GOOD Christopher Mims 2010
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If you have a 4x4 S-10, get ready to start replacing driveline parts; a tree-fiddy will trash them.
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If you have a 4x4 S-10, get ready to start replacing driveline parts; a tree-fiddy will trash them.
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I specifically remember removing them by just breaking two steel straps and not having to fiddle them around the driveline.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Toyota Facing $16 Million Fine … 2010
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Hunters and fishermen interested in four-wheel-drive versions face additional worries, mainly because of the extra driveline components and the wear and tear of hard offroad use.
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I did one a few years back and the main drawback is the cheesy driveline that is under an S-10.
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I did one a few years back and the main drawback is the cheesy driveline that is under an S-10.
bilby commented on the word driveline
I read this as drivel-ine, ie. the very mild kind and mostly innocuous kind of drivel.
May 29, 2019