What does front-wheel drive mean? We explain the meaning and also discuss the steering quality of front-wheel drive cars in practice.
Front-wheel drive is a technology for propulsion, primarily of passenger cars, where the front wheels are the driving force. The engine on front-wheel drive vehicles is located either at the front or between the wheel axles just behind the front axle, transverse or longitudinally mounted.Front-wheel drive cars are more understeered than rear-wheel drive. Understeer is preferable, rather than oversteer, as it can be very difficult to get control of an oversteered car that has been rear-skidded.
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