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Automotive transmission where the engine drives the front wheels only
Front-wheel drive (FWD) is a form of engine and transmission layout used in motor vehicles, in which the engine drives the front wheels only. Most modern
Front-wheel_drive
Term used in automotive technology
design, a front-engine, front-wheel-drive (FWD) layout, or FF layout, places both the internal combustion engine and driven roadwheels at the front of the
Front-engine, front-wheel-drive layout
Front-engine,_front-wheel-drive_layout
Automotive configuration
design, an F4, or front-engine, four-wheel drive (4WD) layout places the internal combustion engine at the front of the vehicle and drives all four roadwheels
Front-engine, four-wheel-drive layout
Front-engine,_four-wheel-drive_layout
Any wheel of a motor vehicle that transmits force
is neither a drive wheel, nor a steer wheel. Front-wheel drive vehicles typically have the rear wheels as trailer wheels. Front-wheel drive (FWD) vehicles'
Drive_wheel
Automotive transmission where the engine drives the rear wheels only
rear-wheel drive was the most common configuration for cars. Most rear-wheel drive vehicles feature a longitudinally-mounted engine at the front of the
Rear-wheel_drive
Automobile layout
A front-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout (FR), also called Système Panhard is a powertrain layout with an engine in front and rear-wheel-drive, connected
Front-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout
Front-engine,_rear-wheel-drive_layout
Type of drivetrain with four driven wheels
a four-wheel vehicle that transmits engine torque to only two axle ends: the front two in front-wheel drive or the rear two in rear-wheel drive. Similarly
Four-wheel_drive
Motor vehicle layout
In automotive design, a front-mid-engine, front-wheel-drive layout (also called more simply "mid-engine, front-wheel-drive layout", and abbreviated MF
Front-mid-engine, front-wheel-drive layout
Front-mid-engine,_front-wheel-drive_layout
Type of drivetrain with all six wheels driven
Six-wheel drive (6WD or 6×6) is an all-wheel drive drivetrain configuration of three axles with at least two wheels on each axle capable of being driven
Six-wheel_drive
Car layout in automotive design
mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout is one in which the rear wheels are driven by an engine placed with its center of gravity in front of the rear axle
Rear mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout
Rear_mid-engine,_rear-wheel-drive_layout
Powertrain providing power to all its wheels for use primarily on paved surfaces
Four Wheel Drive or FWD, one of the first companies, from 1909, to build four-wheel drive vehicles. Front-wheel drive H-drive Individual wheel drive (IWD)
All-wheel_drive_vehicle
Sub-brand by Audi that designed for its all-wheel-drive cars
the trademark used by the automotive brand Audi to indicate that all-wheel drive (AWD) technologies or systems are used on specific models of its automobiles
Quattro (four-wheel-drive system)
Quattro_(four-wheel-drive_system)
Automotive design
the transmission, commonly referred to as a transaxle. The front-engine front-wheel-drive layout also has this advantage. Since the engine is typically
Rear-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout
Rear-engine,_rear-wheel-drive_layout
Group of components that deliver power to the driving wheels
joints to each wheel Clutch Gearbox Transfer box Transmission brake Propeller shafts, to front and rear Front and rear axles Final drive Locking differential
Drivetrain
Front engine design are: Front-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout, the traditional automotive layout for most of the 20th century. Front-engine, front-wheel-drive
Front-engine_design
Layout of a motorised vehicle
and the drive wheels. Layouts can roughly be divided into three categories: front-wheel drive (FWD), rear-wheel drive (RWD) and four-wheel drive (4WD).
Powertrain_layout
Technology in all-wheel drive vehicles
transfer has recently[when?] become popular in all-wheel drive vehicles. Some newer front-wheel drive vehicles also have a basic torque vectoring differential
Torque_vectoring
Car design where the motor powers the forward axle from behind
A rear-engine, front-wheel-drive layout is one in which the engine is between or behind the rear wheels, and drives the front wheels via a driveshaft,
Rear-engine, front-wheel-drive layout
Rear-engine,_front-wheel-drive_layout
Line of subcompact luxury crossovers
all-wheel drive layout (xDrive) being optional. The second-generation X1 introduced a plug-in hybrid option and marked the switch to a front-wheel-drive-based
BMW_X1
Automobile design in which the engine is placed between the front and rear axles
compartment", even though a mid-engine can be in front of the driver. The mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive format can be considered the original layout of
Mid-engine_design
Small family car
powertrains. There will be a hybrid version with front-wheel drive and an electrified version with all-wheel-drive. In some markets there will be a combustion
Dacia_Striker
Minivan manufactured by Mazda
rear-wheel-drive model with optional selectable four-wheel drive, this was replaced in 1999 with a front-wheel-drive version with optional all-wheel-drive
Mazda_MPV
Motor vehicle platform
third-generation PE system is used in the E-GMP platform. Four-wheel drive is provided by placing motors on the front and rear wheels. The integration of the motor-inverter
Hyundai Electric Global Modular Platform
Hyundai_Electric_Global_Modular_Platform
Subcompact executive car by BMW
model became available for the Chinese market in 2017, using the front-wheel drive platform that is also used the basis for the third-generation 1 Series
BMW_1_Series
Type of bicycle
wheelbase; large, small, or a mix of wheel sizes; overseat, underseat, or no-hands steering; and rear wheel or front wheel drive. A variant with three wheels
Recumbent_bicycle
Large minivan
operations. Only available as an EV model, it is available with front-wheel drive and all-wheel drive layouts. The D9 went on sale in Australia on 2 March 2026
Denza_D9
Motor vehicle platform
Stellantis since 2021) for compact and mid-size cars with front wheel drive or four wheel drive and transverse engine. It replaces the PF2 and PF3 platforms
EMP2_platform
Spherical bearing most commonly used in automobile steering mechanisms
center section open to allow the use of front-wheel drive. Older kingpin designs can only be used in a rear-wheel-drive configuration. Sealed ball joints do
Ball_joint
Combined transmission, axle and differential in one assembly
car as the driven wheels: the front-engine/front-wheel-drive; rear-engine/rear-wheel-drive; and mid-engine/rear-wheel-drive arrangements. Many mid- and
Transaxle
Motor vehicle
and 1937. It was the first American-designed and built front wheel drive car with independent front suspension. It was preceded by Cord's own 1929 Cord L-29
Cord_810/812
Motor vehicle platform
the B-segment and C-segment, compact MPV and smaller SUV use the front-wheel drive-based BMW UKL platform instead. Source: BMW 7 Series (G11) (2015–2022)
BMW_CLAR_platform
Range of subcompact executive cars manufactured by BMW
a rear-wheel drive platform. A year later, the Active Tourer 5-seat compact MPV body style was added, based on the unrelated front-wheel drive platform
BMW_2_Series
Four-wheel drive system developed by BMW
BMW xDrive is the marketing name for the all-wheel drive system found on various BMW models since 2003. The system uses an electronically actuated clutch-pack
BMW_xDrive
Motor vehicle
facelift in 1987. It is a two-door coupé with a front-mounted engine and either front-wheel drive or all-wheel drive. When the XT debuted, it was the most aerodynamic
Subaru_XT
Vehicle system with 8 powered wheels
Eight-wheel drive, often notated as 8WD or 8×8, is a drivetrain configuration that allows all eight wheels of an eight-wheeled vehicle to be drive wheels
Eight-wheel_drive
Third generation of BMW 1 Series
Unlike the previous generation F20 1 Series, the F40 1 Series uses a front-wheel drive configuration and is only available as a 5-door hatchback. The F40
BMW_1_Series_(F40)
Mid-size hybrid crossover SUV by Volvo
Front-wheel-drive models are rated at 234 kW (318 PS; 314 hp); and all-wheel-drive models are rated at 340 kW (462 PS; 456 hp). Front-wheel-drive have
Volvo_XC70_(2025)
Type of drivetrain with two driven wheels
all-wheel drive for motorcycles without sidecars. For four-wheeled vehicles (and by extension vehicles with more wheels) are referred to as either front-
Two-wheel_drive
Performance-oriented car class
with the notable exception of the Porsche 911. The front-wheel drive layout with the engine at the front (FF layout) is generally the most common for cars
Sports_car
System that powers a motor vehicle
depending on whether a vehicle is front-wheel, rear-wheel, or four-wheel drive, or less-common six-wheel or eight-wheel drive. The powertrain includes all
Powertrain
Faster version of a mass-produced hatchback car
1970s. A front-engine, front-wheel-drive layout that uses petrol for fuel is the most common choice of powertrain, however all-wheel drive has become
Hot_hatch
Subcompact crossover SUV
Renegade comes as standard with front-wheel drive, with optional four-wheel drive systems Active Drive I and Active Drive Low, both of which are paired
Jeep_Renegade
Motor vehicle platform
Epsilon is General Motors' mid-size front-wheel drive automobile platform. The architecture was a multi-division project of GM North America, Opel and
General Motors Epsilon platform
General_Motors_Epsilon_platform
Third generation of the BMW X1
is based on the modular UKL2 platform, which categorises compact, front-wheel drive based vehicles such as the 2 Series Active Tourer multi-purpose vehicle
BMW_X1_(U11)
Mid-sized car classification
segment's modern hatchback form dates to the 1974 Volkswagen Golf, whose front-wheel-drive layout was widely copied across Europe within a decade. Long dominated
C-segment
Motor vehicle automatic and manual transmissions
designed to work with engines that are mounted transversely in a front-wheel drive vehicle, meaning that the engine's crankshaft is oriented in the same
List_of_GM_transmissions
Compact crossover SUV
vehicles with dedicated transfer cases. The base model version has front-wheel drive (FWD). The Trail Rated version of the Compass has passed the same
Jeep_Compass
Mechanical component for transmitting torque and rotation
drive shafts is commonly used to send power from a central differential, transmission, or transaxle to the wheels. In Front-engine, rear-wheel-drive vehicles
Drive_shaft
Battery electric compact crossover SUV
Toyota C-HR+ interior The C-HR+ will be offered with both front-wheel drive and all-wheel drive configurations. The single-motor version, paired with a
Toyota_C-HR+
Overview of the various four-wheel drive systems Jeep uses on their vehicles
Jeep uses a variety of four-wheel drive systems on their vehicles. These range from basic part-time systems that require the driver to move a control
Jeep_four-wheel-drive_systems
Luxury crossover SUV model from Lexus
compact in size, and the latter classified as mid-size. Both front- and four-wheel drive configurations have been used on the RX series, and several gasoline
Lexus_RX
Second generation of the BMW X1
rear-wheel drive as standard, all models are now front-wheel drive based (marketed as sDrive) while also available with an optional all-wheel drive (xDrive)
BMW_X1_(F48)
Motor vehicle
World gasoline I4 engine. Both front-wheel drive and four-wheel drive are available. The Patriot features two four-wheel drive systems both of which are electronically
Jeep_Patriot
Mid-size crossover SUV made by Pontiac
to 2005 model years. As a four-door crossover with front-wheel drive and optional all-wheel drive, the Aztek featured a four-speed automatic transmission
Pontiac_Aztek
Motor vehicle platform
rear-wheel drive sedan platform designed by GM in the 20th century. During its production, GM began to replace G-body vehicles with front-wheel drive vehicles
General Motors G platform (RWD)
General_Motors_G_platform_(RWD)
Automobile platform
the revelation by then-CEO of Daimler Dieter Zetsche that the same front-wheel-drive platform would also likely serve as the chassis upon which a compact
Mercedes-Benz_MFA_platform
Motor vehicle automatic transmissions
the initial "R" for "rear wheel drive" with the RL4R01A/RE4R01A. This same system was used with the RL3F01A front wheel drive transaxle and its descendants
List_of_Jatco_transmissions
2020s replacement for the US Postal Service's local delivery fleet
use: both gasoline-powered and battery-electric, in either front-wheel drive or all-wheel drive. The USPS was scheduled to start receiving the vehicles October
Oshkosh_NGDV
Compact crossover SUV
turbocharged petrol engine with front-wheel drive. The PHEV petrol plug-in hybrid (SHS) model with front-wheel drive was added in June 2025 for the Elemental
Jaecoo_J7
German automobile platform
manufacturer BMW. It is a modular architecture to suit a range of front-wheel-drive and all-wheel drive models. The first production vehicle to use the UKL platform
BMW_UKL_platform
Motor vehicle platform
eK platforms, are platforms developed by Hyundai for its range of front-wheel drive-based mid-size (D-segment) automobiles since 2014. The N1/N2 platform
Hyundai-Kia_N_platforms
Automatic transmission made by Chrysler
V8 (4WD (98–99) or 2WD (99–00)) The A404, A413, A470, and A670 are front wheel drive transaxle derivatives of the A904 Torqueflite. In the late 1970s,
TorqueFlite
4-speed automatic from 1980
non-quattro Front-engine design · Transverse engine · Front-wheel drive Front-engine design · Transverse engine · Front-wheel drive · Electronic control Front-engine
ZF_4HP_transmission
Russian compact car
VAZ-21106 VAZ-21106 (rear view) The Lada 111 or VAZ-2111 is AvtoVAZ's front wheel drive car with a station wagon bodystyle (modification of Lada 110). It
Lada_110
Small family car
transversely-mounted front-engine, front-drive layout which became the layout "adopted by virtually every other manufacturer in the world" for front-wheel drive. Fiat
Fiat_128
Motor vehicle
Detroit/Hamtramck Assembly factory. It uses GM's G-platform for front-engine, front-wheel-drive automobiles. The DTS was a mildly revised iteration of the
Cadillac_DTS
Mid-size crossover SUV
engine. Canadian models included GS Front Wheel Drive, GS All Wheel Drive, GT Front Wheel Drive, GT All Wheel Drive. Australian models (AWD only) included
Mazda_CX-7
Fourth generation of BMW 1 Series
Like the previous generation F40 1 Series, the F70 1 Series uses a front-wheel drive configuration and is only available as a 5-door hatchback. The F70
BMW_1_Series_(F70)
Motor vehicle
received a new six-speed automatic transmission. Both Front Wheel Drive (FWD) and All Wheel Drive (AWD) models of the XL7 were available. In May 2009,
Suzuki_XL-7
Battery electric crossover SUVs produced by Subaru and Toyota
investment from Toyota. Front-wheel-drive (FWD) models use a single 1XM e-Axle rated at 150 kilowatts (201 hp; 204 PS), while all-wheel-drive (AWD) models use
Toyota_bZ4X
Drivetrain where wheels receive torque from motors independent of each other
Individual-wheel drive (IWD) is an automobile design in which the vehicle has an all-wheel drive powertrain that consists of multiple independent traction
Individual_wheel_drive
Australian full-size car
exclusively front wheel drive, and all models with the 3.6L petrol V6 were exclusively all wheel drive, with the same GKN Twinster torque-vectoring all wheel drive
Holden_Commodore_(ZB)
Czech small family car
liftback or five-door estate styles only. The car is front engined and both front- or four-wheel drive are offered. Around five million units have been sold
Škoda_Octavia
Compact luxury sedan by Acura (2015–2025)
with direct injection was offered with front-wheel drive only, mated to a dual-clutch transmission and all-wheel steering (P-AWS). This model's chassis
Acura_TLX
Full-size crossover SUV by Ford, 2009–2019
multiple wheelbases. The model line was offered with front-wheel drive as standard, with all-wheel drive as an option. The Flex was designed with an independent
Ford_Flex
Motor vehicle
the FF-1 (also sold as the Subaru Star). It was the first front-engine, front-wheel drive Subaru, and also the first Subaru in the Japanese government
Subaru_1000
Subcompact crossover SUV
domestic market and Thailand with a local content of 40 percent, front-wheel-drive only. A rebadged version of the first-generation Juke was sold in
Nissan_Juke
Motor vehicle platform
The General Motors front-wheel drive X platform was used for the company's compact cars for model years 1980-1985, superseding the earlier, similarly
General Motors X platform (FWD)
General_Motors_X_platform_(FWD)
Line of American vehicles sold by Jeep under various vehicle classes
incorporate an independent front suspension, with the 1963 Wagoneer first to feature this as an option on four-wheel-drive. Continuing to be marketed
Jeep_Cherokee
Motor vehicle automatic transmissions
Corporation's U family is a family of automatic front-wheel drive/rear-wheel drive/four-wheel drive transmissions found in later vehicle models. This
Toyota_U_transmission
Japanese front-engine sports coupe
The Mitsubishi 3000GT is a front-engine, all-wheel/front-wheel drive grand touring/sports car manufactured and marketed by Mitsubishi from 1990 until
Mitsubishi_3000GT
Seventh generation of Volkswagen large van
van series. The Multivan is a large MPV that is based upon on the front-wheel drive MQB Evo platform, which categorises vehicles such as the Audi A3 and
Volkswagen_Multivan_(T7)
Car produced by Honda, 2009–2015
5-liter V6 engine (choice of either front-wheel or all-wheel drive) or 2.4-liter 4-cylinder engine (front-wheel drive only), with prices that started at
Honda_Crosstour
Swedish subcompact crossover SUV
maximise interior space. The XC40 comes in front-wheel drive, rear-wheel drive (electric, from 2023) and all-wheel drive, and is powered by Volvo's 1.5-litre
Volvo_XC40
Motor vehicle
[tʁaksjɔnaˈvɑ̃]) is the world's first mass-produced, semi-monocoque bodied, front-wheel drive car.[citation needed] A range of mostly four-door saloons and executive
Citroën_Traction_Avant
Subcompact luxury crossover SUV
Cross. At the front, the LBX is equipped with MacPherson struts, while the rear suspension features a torsion beam for front-wheel drive models and a double
Lexus_LBX
Mid-size crossover SUV
across the world. The Highlander came standard with front-wheel drive and offered full time four-wheel drive. A rear limited-slip differential was optionally
Toyota_Highlander
Vehicle with three wheels
rear wheel. This approach was used by the Messerschmitt KR200 and BMW Isetta. Alternatively, a more conventional front-engine, front wheel drive layout
Three-wheeler
Car layout in automotive design
dual-motor, four-wheel-drive layout is mainly used by battery electric vehicles by having two electric motors that each drives the front and rear axle,
Dual-motor, four-wheel-drive layout
Dual-motor,_four-wheel-drive_layout
Subcompact crossover SUV
115 kW (154 bhp; 156 PS), and 260 N·m (192 ft·lb) of torque. It is front-wheel drive, and accelerates from 0 to 100 km/h (0–62 mph) in 9.0 seconds. Its
Alfa_Romeo_Junior_(2024)
Kei car manufactured by Suzuki
64 PS (47 kW), 658 cc K6A for the Works RS/Z model. Front-wheel drive or full-time four-wheel drive were offered, in three- or five-door sedans or as a
Suzuki_Alto
Motor vehicle platform
The Tipo Quattro platform (type four) was a front wheel drive platform co-developed in the 1980s and 1990s and shared by the Saab 9000, Fiat Croma, Lancia
Fiat_Tipo_Quattro_platform
Compact SUV produced by Suzuki
also changed from longitudinal rear-wheel drive/all-wheel drive layout to transverse front-wheel drive/all-wheel drive layout. It is now sized as a subcompact
Suzuki_Vitara
Motor vehicle
-produced front-wheel drive automobile since the demise of the Cord 810/812 in 1937. The Toronado used the GM E platform introduced by the rear-wheel drive Buick
Oldsmobile_Toronado
Compact crossover SUV by Honda, 2003–2011
CR-V platform with front-wheel or a system marketed as “real time 4-wheel drive” that sends some torque to the rear wheels if the front wheels lose traction
Honda_Element
Motor vehicle
went by the project codename "Y 5", was conceived as an upmarket front-wheel drive small family car positioned below the larger Beta; an offering around
Lancia_Delta
Compact crossover SUV
the battery used in the front-wheel-drive version, with the electric-only range being 3 kilometers less than the front-wheel-drive version. The petrol-only
Jetour_T1
Compact crossover SUV
for 2015; derived from the SLE-1 trim, it was only available with front-wheel drive and the 2.4-liter Ecotec engine, and had very limited option availability
GMC_Terrain
Motor vehicle platform
(compact cars) and large family cars (mid-size cars) with front-wheel drive or four-wheel drive. The first incarnation of this platform was the Alfa Romeo
Fiat_Compact_platform
Mechanisms for smoothly transmitting rotation through a bend in a drive shaft
common use of CV joints is in front-wheel drive vehicles, where they are used to transfer the engine's power to the front wheels while still allowing the
Constant-velocity_joint
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Boy/Male
Bengali, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Malayalam, Marathi
Frost
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Wheel; Roler
Boy/Male
English American
Wheel maker.
Boy/Male
English
Wheel Maker
Biblical
a wheel
Surname or Lastname
English, German, Danish, and Swedish
English, German, Danish, and Swedish : nickname for someone of an icy and unbending disposition or who had white hair or a white beard, from Old English, Old High German, Old Norse frost ‘frost’, or in the case of the Swedish name from a byname with the same meaning.
Boy/Male
Hindu
In front
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Wheel
Girl/Female
Biblical
Wheel, revolution.
Boy/Male
Tamil
In front
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Good Character
Boy/Male
Tamil
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In front
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Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Marathi
Lake
Girl/Female
Hindu
Silent lake
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Falling of Water
Boy/Male
Hindu
In front
Boy/Male
Biblical
A wheel.
Female
Greek
Short form of Greek Sofronia, FRONA means "self-controlled."
Girl/Female
Anglo Saxon
Silver wheel.
Boy/Male
Hindu
Character, Custom, Nature
FRONT WHEEL-DRIVE
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