Patent ID: 8678968

Claim:
A drive unit of a motor vehicle, comprising: a first drive shaft that is configured to drive a first wheel of the motor vehicle; a second drive shaft that is configured to drive a second wheel of the motor vehicle; a differential gear having an input and outputs operationally connected to the first drive shaft and the second drive shaft, wherein a drive torque applied on the input of the differential gear is divisible into a first torque configured to act on the first drive shaft and a second torque configured to act on the second drive shaft, wherein the first and second output torques have the same operational direction; a planetary gear set having an input and outputs operationally connected to the first drive shaft and the second drive shaft, wherein a drive torque acting on the input of the planetary gear set is divisible into a first torque configured to act on the first drive shaft and a second torque to act on the second drive shaft, wherein the first and second output torques have opposite operational directions; and a shifting device through which a drive torque is directable toward at least one of the input of the differential gear and the input of the planetary gear set.