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front-mounted engine, front-wheel drive (FF longitudinal layout): The Auto Union 1000, (today Audi) longitudinal layout superseded the DKW F89 front transverse engines in the 1950s.
In automotive design, an F4, or front-engine, four-wheel drive layout places the internal combustion engine at the front of the vehicle and drives all four roadwheels. This layout is typically chosen
1943 Willys Jeep
Center transfer case sending power from the transmission to the rear axle (right) and front axle (left)