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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Overall fuel economy is rated from as low as 23 MPG for an all-wheel-drive gasoline model to 35 MPG for a hybrid front-wheel drive Santa Fe.
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Karl Brauer, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
The new Kicks also takes on a more upright, imposing look than the ’24 model, which offered only front-wheel drive and looked more like a small wagon.
—Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 2 Oct. 2024
Power is rated at 194 hp and 139 lb-ft of torque for the front-wheel drive model (the AWD model, with the additional motor, is rated at 196 hp).
—Michael Harley, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
This was supposed to be Ford's answer to the VW Beetle, a small, light, efficient, front-wheel drive car called Cardinal.
—Larry Printz, Ars Technica, 26 Sep. 2024
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Karl Brauer, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
The new Kicks also takes on a more upright, imposing look than the ’24 model, which offered only front-wheel drive and looked more like a small wagon.
—Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 2 Oct. 2024
Power is rated at 194 hp and 139 lb-ft of torque for the front-wheel drive model (the AWD model, with the additional motor, is rated at 196 hp).
—Michael Harley, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
This was supposed to be Ford's answer to the VW Beetle, a small, light, efficient, front-wheel drive car called Cardinal.
—Larry Printz, Ars Technica, 26 Sep. 2024
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“Front-wheel drive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/front-wheel%20drive. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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