A gearbox and clutch, or alternative start-up devices, are essential for obtaining a driving torque suitable to traction from a reciprocating internal combustion engine.
In fact, this category of engines is characterized by a useful torque almost constant with rotational speed and sometimes increasing with it; in an ideal case, on the contrary, the driving torque should decrease with vehicle speed.
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(2009). Historical Evolution. In: The Automotive Chassis. Mechanical Engineering Series. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-8676-2_8
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