A MOTOR-VEHICLE HYBRID POWERTRAIN UNIT

A motor-vehicle hybrid powertrain unit (1) comprises an internal combustion engine (2) for driving the rear wheels (RP) of the motor-vehicle and one or two electric motors (M) for driving the front wheels (RA) of the motor-vehicle. The internal combustion engine (2) has an engine block (8) below which there is provided no oil sump. The aforesaid one or two electric motors (M) are arranged immediately below the block (8) of the internal combustion engine (2) in the space which in a conventional engine is occupied by the oil sump.