Most front wheel drive cars on the market today use a transverse mounted engine. This drives the front wheels via a driveshaft linked to constant velocity joints.

	Top 2012 Front Wheel Drive Cars There are three types of cars that drivers can choose from – front wheel drive, rear wheel drive or four wheel drive. As the names suggest each type of vehicle is driven by either the two front wheels or two back wheels or all four wheels. When a car is in motion the engine is responsible for powering the wheels and there are differences to how a car will drive based on which wheels the engine powers. More

	Top Front Wheel Drive Cars for 2011 Front wheel drive cars are vehicles where only the front wheels are driven by the engine. This form of engine transmission is popular in many sports car front wheel drive models. Most front wheel drive cars on the market today use a transverse mounted engine. This drives the front wheels via a driveshaft linked to constant velocity joints. More

	Front Wheel Drive Cars Front wheel drive cars, also known as FWD, make up a majority of the vehicles on the road these days.  Front wheel drive cars are designed so that the engine only powers the front wheels instead of the back wheels (known as rear wheel drive) or all four wheels (known as four wheel drive).  Before you make a new car purchase take time to consider the advantages of front wheel drive cars, who they are suited for, and some of the best front wheel drive cars on the market. More