axle
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Foiling the visual expectations of a lifetime, the four-door’s glass roof joins the car’s sloping rear deck just over the rear axle, omitting a transparent panel of any kind.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 25, 2026
Hence the decision to go for a nominal 50-50 split between electric and internal combustion power and an engine with no MGU-H and a much more powerful MGU-K, recovering from the rear axle only.
From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026
The four-time champion spun off and crashed at Turn One on his first lap of the session when his rear axle locked, catching him by surprise.
From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026
If the AWD detects a sustained loss of traction at the rear it can route up to 369 lb-ft to the front axle.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 30, 2025
Through its center ran a long axle to which the hoisting rope was fastened.
From "Cathedral: The Story of Its Construction" by David Macaulay
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