Dual motor drive unit and method of drivingly engaging a first motor of a dual motor drive unit with an output shaft

The invention relates to a method of drivingly engaging a first motor (4) of a dual motor drive unit (1; 100) with an output shaft (14) driven by a second motor (7) of the dual motor drive unit (1; 100), the method comprising the steps of: actuating a clutching device (9) for drivingly engaging the first motor (4) with the output shaft (14); synchronizing a rotational speed (32) of the first motor (4) with a rotational speed of the output shaft (14); when the rotational speed (32) of the first motor (4) and the rotational speed of the output shaft (14) are synchronized, reducing an output torque of the first motor (4); and when the clutching device (9) drivingly engages the first motor (4) with the output shaft (14), increasing the output torque of the first motor (4). The invention further relates to a dual motor drive unit (1; 100) for carrying out the method.