Among gearheads, an engine at the front, a manual gearbox in the middle, and the drive going to the rear wheels is the ...

Longitudinal engine layouts normally result in a front-engine ... transverse layouts are perfect for front-wheel-drive (FWD) cars. This means a FWD layout is cheaper, and usually relegated ...

If engineers had had their way, front-wheel ... drive the front wheels, laying the groundwork for the space-efficient packaging that dominates today’s automotive landscape. Pivoting the engine ...

and reduces torque steer that plagues front-wheel-drive cars. If it is a front-engine car, the rear-wheel drivetrain adds more weight to the back end, thus creating a better weight distribution ...