rear-wheel drive

noun

: a system that applies engine power to the rear wheels of a vehicle

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Although the range starts with the rear-wheel drive $64,500 ZDX A-Spec, our test car was the range-topping all-wheel drive ZDX Type-S, which costs $73,500 before the $7,500 clean vehicle tax credit. Ars Technica, 24 Feb. 2025 Its layout was classic Italian, with a V-12 engine in the front, two seats in the middle, and rear-wheel drive. Robert Ross, Robb Report, 14 Feb. 2025 Ferrari says the rear-wheel drive F430 can reach a top speed of 196 mph and hit 60 mph in 3.9 seconds. William Roberson, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025 Nowadays, Aston Martin says the new Vantage Roadster is the most powerful open-air, front-engine, rear-wheel drive sports car on the market. Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 15 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for rear-wheel drive

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“Rear-wheel drive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rear-wheel%20drive. Accessed 11 Mar. 2025.

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