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Automobile layouts

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    Front-engine, front-wheel-drive layout

    Term used in automotive technology
    Front-engine, front-wheel-drive layout
    Overview: In automotive design, an FF, or front-engine, front-wheel-drive (FWD) layout places both the internal combustion engine and driven roadwheels at the front of the vehicle.
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    Rear-engine design
    Overview: In automobile design, a rear-engine design layout places the engine at the rear of the vehicle. The center of gravity of the engine itself is behind the rear axle. This is not to be confused with the center ...
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    Mid-engine design

    Automobile design in which the engine is placed between the front and rear axles
    Overview: A mid-engine layout describes the placement of an automobile engine between the rear and front axles and generally behind the passenger compartment.
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    Front-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout
    Overview: In automotive design, an FR, or front-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout is one where the engine is located at the front of the vehicle and driven wheels are located at the rear. This was the traditional ...
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    Front-wheel drive

    Automotive transmission where the engine drives the front wheels only
    Front-wheel drive
    Overview: Front-wheel drive (FWD) is a form of engine and transmission layout used in motor vehicles, where the engine drives the front wheels only. Most modern front-wheel-drive vehicles feature a transverse engine ...
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    Four-wheel drive

    Type of drivetrain with four driven wheels
    Four-wheel drive
    Overview: A four-wheel drive, also called 4×4 ("four by four") or 4WD, is a two-axled vehicle drivetrain capable of providing torque to all of its wheels simultaneously. It may be full-time or on-demand, and is ...
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    Two-wheel drive

    Type of drivetrain with two driven wheels
    Overview: Two-wheel drive (2WD) describes vehicles with a drivetrain that allows two wheels to receive power from the engine simultaneously.
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    Overview: In automotive design, an RR, or rear-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout places both the engine and drive wheels at the rear of the vehicle. In contrast to the RMR layout, the center of mass of the engine ...
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    All-wheel drive

    Powertrain providing power to all its wheels for use primarily on paved surfaces
    All-wheel drive
    Overview: An all-wheel drive vehicle (AWD vehicle) is one with a powertrain capable of providing power to all its wheels, whether full-time or on-demand.
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    Rear mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout

    Car layout in automotive design
    Rear mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout
    Overview: In automotive design, a RMR or Rear Mid-engine, Rear-wheel-drive layout (now simply known as MR or Mid-engine, Rear-wheel-drive layout) is one in which the rear wheels are driven by an engine placed just ...
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    Rear-wheel drive

    Automotive transmission where the engine drives the rear wheels only
    Overview: Rear-wheel-drive (RWD) is a form of engine and transmission layout used in motor vehicles, where the engine drives the rear wheels only. Until the late 20th century, rear-wheel drive was the most common ...
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    Car layout

    Layout of a motorised vehicle
    Overview: The layout of a car is often defined by the location of the engine and drive wheels.
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