That's actually a pretty common design for AWD cars. Toyota used it in the Alltracs, Mitsubishi used it in the DSMs/Evos... more I think about it, I'm pretty sure that's just how every FWD-based AWD system is set up.
The alternatives are having the entire engine ahead of the axle like Audi and Subaru, putting the diff in the oil pan like the Skyline GT-R, or having a second transmission hanging off the crank nose like the Ferrari FF.
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