Patent ID: 6135468
Filing Date: 2000-10-24
Classification: B60C,B62D

Abstract:
A road-running passenger automobile having a passenger compartment, said automobile comprising:A. a pair of front wheels having mounted thereon run-flat tires;B. a pair of rear wheels having mounted thereon run-flat tires, said front wheels having a width smaller and a diameter greater than those of the rear wheels, the automobile being capable of running when any one or more of the tires is flat, thereby dispensing with the need for a spare tire; andC. an engine and a transmission said engine mounted between the front wheels to drive said front wheels through said transmission, said front wheels having a relatively narrow width to accommodate said engine between the front wheels, and having a relatively large diameter to render the front wheels more easily steerable, said pair of rear wheels having a relatively large width to facilitate braking and traction, said pair of front wheels and said pair of rear wheels being rotatable about parallel axles having substantially the same length which length depends on the width of the passenger compartment.