The Autobianchi Primula is a supermini economy car manufactured between 1964 and 1970 by the Italian automaker Autobianchi, partly owned by and later a subsidiary of the Fiat Group.
Autobianchi Primula 65C 3-door hatchback
Autobianchi Primula at National Automobile Museum, Turin
In automotive design, a front-engine, front-wheel-drive layout, or FF layout, places both the internal combustion engine and driven roadwheels at the front of the vehicle.
A 1975 Alfa Romeo Alfasud Sprint Veloce using a Longitudinally mounted front-engine and front-wheel drive.
The bonnet on this original Mini is open, showing the transversely mounted engine that drives the front wheels.
Mid-engine, front-wheel drive (MF layout): Renault 4 mid-engine, front-wheel-drive layout allows greater distance between front doors and wheelwells, and short front overhang.
Longitudinally front-mounted engine, front-wheel drive (FF longitudinal layout): The Auto Union 1000, (today Audi) longitudinal layout superseded the DKW F89 front transverse engines in the 1950s.