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 ...

When it comes to passenger cars, front-wheel-drive (FWD) and rear-wheel-drive (RWD) are easily the two most common drivetrain setups. Each has its pros, cons, and fiercely loyal fans. In fact, ask a ...

Eight-cylinder engines, specifically V8s, are synonymous with performance vehicles and big luxury cruisers. Front-wheel drive contrarily, is mostly associated with economical, affordable, ...

If you're currently shopping around for a small car, you may have noticed that most of them come equipped with front-wheel drive (FWD) systems. The benefit here is that this drive type is lighter and ...

Craig has worked in automotive media for nearly 20 years, producing content for publications ranging from Autoline and AutoGuide to Roadshow by CNET and EV Pulse. Aside from writing, he’s also ...

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 ...

Future Mini EVs will switch to the BMW Neue Klasse platform. BMW created the Neue Klasse architecture with either rear- or all-wheel drive in mind. No cheaper front-wheel-drive version of the platform ...

All-wheel-drive cars are the norm these days, with a wide range of models from all segments making use of the traction-enhancing technology. Whereas front- and rear-wheel-drive cars send the power to ...

DETROIT - Americans soon will see several new better-handling rear-wheel-drive cars now that technological advances have allowed manufacturers to overcome past drawbacks such as poor handling on ice ...

French car company Citroën made a four-wheel-drive 2CV in the 1950s by installing a second engine in the trunk to spin the rear wheels. Fast-forward to 2025 and an enthusiast has applied this ...