Battery packs are upwards of 25 percent of the weight of an EV, and they tend to be wide and flat, making up the floor of the ...

Max Verstappen despises cars that use front-wheel drive, declaring it “the worst thing ever.” Verstappen has driven rear-wheel drive for the entirety of his career, from go-karts to Formula 1. In a ...

For many decades, rear-wheel drive was commonplace, but the fuel shortage of the 1970s created the need for a more efficient alternative. Because most cars already had their engine mounted at the ...

It may seem like rear-wheel drive cars are being phased out in favor of all-wheel-drive and front-wheel drive, but there's no need to panic about the death of RWD just yet. As it turns out, there are ...

From the Acura Integra Type S to the Chevrolet Trax, these four front-wheel drive cars deliver real driving thrill. We’re huge devotees of rear-wheel drive (RWD) cars simply because they tend to be ...

All of the Hyundai Motor Group electric vehicles based on the E-GMP platform so far have been rear-wheel-drive vehicles with optional dual-motor all-wheel-drive. Now Kia is going front-wheel drive ...

Four-wheel drive may be a feature you imagine as the primary domain of the off-road, rough and ready sort of car, but plenty ...

Save for the MX-5 Miata and its RX-series sports car brethren, Mazda isn't well-known for rear-wheel-drive engineering. Instead, Mazda has become famous for its front-wheel-drive performance specials, ...

Over the past 40 years, front-wheel drive (FWD) has become the dominant layout for everyday autos. And for good reason. For a car designed for safety and efficiency, FWD offers quite a few advantages ...