Front-wheel drive

Front-wheel drive (FWD) is a form of engine/transmission layout used in motor vehicles, where the engine drives the front wheels only. Most modern front-wheel drive vehicles feature a transverse engine, rather than the conventional longitudinal engine arrangement generally found in rear-wheel drive and four-wheel drive vehicles.
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* 1 Front-wheel drive arrangements
* 2 History
o 2.1 Prior to 1900
o 2.2 1900–1920
o 2.3 1920–1930
o 2.4 1930–1945
o 2.5 1945–1960
o 2.6 1960–1975
o 2.7 1975–1990
o 2.8 1990–today
* 3 Records
* 4 See also
* 5 References
* 6 See also

[edit] Front-wheel drive arrangements

Most FWD layouts are front-engined. Historically they fall into three categories:

* Front-engine transversely-mounted / Front-wheel drive
* Front-engine longitudinally-mounted / Front-wheel drive
* Front Mid-engine / Front-wheel drive

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