The more powerful front engine already had been shut down earlier to save fuel.

功率更强大的前引擎已经在早先被关闭，以节省燃料。

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Some years later, some people used an engine in a front-engine rear-wheel vehicle.

许多年后，一些人将发动机应用到一辆发动机前置后轮驱动的车辆上。

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The power from the engine pushes the car forward from the back wheels instead of pulling it forward with the front wheels.

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The C7 is powered by a front-engine V8 that makes 450 hp.

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How can this big, amply furnished front-engine berlinetta, with nearly 18 cubes of cargo space in the back (with bench seat folded), outpace a carbonized wraith of a car like the Enzo?

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This XKR-S is still, after all, a 2-ton two-plus-two coupe with a big engine up front and a six-speed automatic transmission.

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