front-wheel drive
noun
: a system that applies engine power to the front wheels of a vehicle
a car with front-wheel drive
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All are front-wheel drive and come with a 150-horsepower (hp) 2-liter gasoline engine that works with a 161hp electric motor to produce a net 220hp and 139 lb.-ft. of torque channeled through a continuously variable transmission (CVT).
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Doug Newcomb, PCMAG, 16 Jan. 2025
Gasoline and hybrid Avengers have front-wheel drive.
—Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 21 Dec. 2024
Underneath is a new 101 bhp 1.5-liter hybrid powerplant which is mated to a three-speed automatic 'box and front-wheel drive.
—Matthew MacConnell, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
There is only one drivetrain for the Gen-E, which combines a 168 PS front-wheel drive motor with a 43kWh (usable) battery.
—James Morris, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
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Doug Newcomb, PCMAG, 16 Jan. 2025
Gasoline and hybrid Avengers have front-wheel drive.
—Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 21 Dec. 2024
Underneath is a new 101 bhp 1.5-liter hybrid powerplant which is mated to a three-speed automatic 'box and front-wheel drive.
—Matthew MacConnell, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
There is only one drivetrain for the Gen-E, which combines a 168 PS front-wheel drive motor with a 43kWh (usable) battery.
—James Morris, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
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“Front-wheel drive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/front-wheel%20drive. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
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