Among gearheads, an engine at the front, a manual gearbox in the middle, and the drive going to the rear wheels is the ...

Longitudinal engine layouts normally result in a front-engine ... transverse layouts are perfect for front-wheel-drive (FWD) cars. This means a FWD layout is cheaper, and usually relegated ...

If engineers had had their way, front-wheel ... drive the front wheels, laying the groundwork for the space-efficient packaging that dominates today’s automotive landscape. Pivoting the engine ...

and reduces torque steer that plagues front-wheel-drive cars. If it is a front-engine car, the rear-wheel drivetrain adds more weight to the back end, thus creating a better weight distribution ...

Front-wheel drive is, relatively speaking ... The second reason a designer might choose to go for a back engine layout is to use that weight over the drive axle to help create a little extra ...

Throughout the model’s history, all Corvettes have been two-seaters, with a composite body and front-engine, rear-drive layout — until ... the first all-wheel-drive, hybrid Corvette.