The point is to decrease the car's turning circle (another weak point in front-drive cars).
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It's especially gratifying that a front-drive car can be so easily U-turned on a two-lane street.
For instance, a front-wheel-drive chassis would serve as the underpinning for many of Ford's front-wheel-drive vehicles.
The car gathers understeer as steering angles increase it pushes like a front-drive car will, in other words, with an increasing bleating from the front tires.
This is the first vehicle built with the so-called MQB, which stands for Modularer Querbaukasten, or "modular transverse toolbox, " for small to midsize, front-drive, transverse-engine cars.
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Now, of course, everything is relative, and my test car is a 2.0-liter, front-drive compact with an automatic transmission on all-season meats, so it's not remotely a sports car.
The Veloster is seriously snouty, a consequence of it being a front-drive car with a transverse-mounted engine (the Veloster is very much a mechanical clone of the new Elantra, complete with torsion-beam rear suspension).
If the carmaker offers a turbocharger, say, on its all-wheel-drive version but not on the front-wheel-drive version, well, sorry, they're probably not going to custom-build a car for you.
For much of the last decade Buick offered four different four-door, front-wheel-drive sedans with V6 engines.
The two rivals are developing a high-volume, six-speed automatic transmission suitable for front-wheel-drive cars.
The top-of-the-line XTS, a successor to the old DTS, will be large and elegant, and also feature an advanced front-wheel-drive and all-wheel-drive chassis.
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Historically, it has focused on rear-wheel-drive powertrains, which are great for performance and driving dynamics, but less efficient than front-wheel drive.
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The additional front-wheel drive called for a newly designed front axle: unlike the series production vehicle with AMG V8 engine, which has a double wishbone axle, the SLS AMG E-CELL features an independent multi-link suspension with pushrod damper struts.
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The car has a 1.8-liter four-cylinder engine with a 6-speed automatic transmission and front-wheel drive.
The front-wheel drive LEAF again uses a dedicated EV platform with batteries housed in the floor for optimum vehicle packaging and weight distribution.
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Going front-wheel drive was a screwup that nearly ruined Cadillac.
Both companies worked together to produce a six-speed front-wheel drive transmission that has been used on a variety of vehicles including the Ford Fusion sedan and the GM Chevrolet Malibu.
Torque steer (the tendency of front-wheel drive cars to pull to the side upon acceleration) is a problem with the Beetle, especially when you have a heavy right foot like I do.
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Of course, the reason to rejoice if you love to drive sports sedans is that--at least in the case of BMW, Mercedes and Nissan--we're talking about cars that started life with rear-wheel not front-wheel drive.
Both will be front-wheel drive.
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Ponting, in particular, was cutting, pulling and driving with consummate ease and a booming front-foot drive saw the Tasmanian surpass Inzamam-ul-Haq and move to third in the all-time leading one-day run scorers, with only Sanath Jayasuriya and Sachin Tendulkar now in front of him.
Considering this is essentially a front-wheel-drive car, with most of the weight on the front wheels, the TL has superb cornering balance, particularly as you lay on more throttle.
They can haul boats, horse trailers, lots of cargo that ordinary front-wheel-drive vehicles can't.
The fantastic front-wheel-drive Mini Cooper is as hairy a car as you might ever want and it can be driven hard from mile one.
For four inches or less, your best option is a front-wheel-drive vehicle with snow tires, which will offer better fuel economy on milder days.
Both companies are already successful selling front-wheel-drive hybrid vehicles.
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Front-projection microdisplays will drive overhead projectors and home theater systems, according to Chinnock.
Gallardo LP 560-4 comes with a new permanent four wheel drive and refreshed front- and rear-ends.
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It includes one hour of classroom instruction, video demonstrations and chalk talk, a half-hour track and vehicle orientation, lunch, and four and a half hours of track exercises in front and all-wheel-drive vehicles.
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