The Panhard et Levassor Type A is an early French automobile introduced in 1891, built under license using an engine design licensed from Gottlieb Daimler. It is best known for establishing the front engine, rear wheel drive layout, with the engine mounted at the front under a hood and driving the rear wheels through a clutch and gearbox, an arrangement that became known as the Systeme Panhard and was widely copied by other manufacturers for decades afterward.
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SignificanceEstablished the front-engine, rear-wheel-drive Systeme Panhard layout, which became the standard automobile layout for most of the next century. 1 Manufacturer or Builder Connections
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1. Wikipedia: Panhard et Levassor
WikipediaHistory section, 1891 Systeme Panhard design paragraph, opening clause
In 1891, the company built its first all-Levassor design, a 'state of the art' model: the Système Panhard consisted of four wheels, a front-mounted engine with rear wheel drive, and a crude sliding-gear transmission, sold at 3500 francs.
History section, sentence opening with the 1891 date
In 1891, the company built its first all-Levassor design, a 'state of the art' model: the Système Panhard consisted of four wheels, a front-mounted engine with rear wheel drive, and a crude sliding-gear transmission, sold at 3500 francs.
History section, sentence immediately following the 1891 design description
This was to become the standard layout for automobiles for most of the next century.
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