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front-mounted engine, front-wheel drive (FF longitudinal layout): The Auto Union 1000, (today Audi) longitudinal layout superseded the DKW F89 front transverse engines in the 1950s.
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Front-wheel drive is a form of engine and transmission layout used in motor vehicles, in which the engine drives the front wheels only. Most modern front-wheel-drive vehicles feature a transverse engi
Front-engine, front-wheel-drive layout
…joint assists with alignment. In some cases a longer drive shaft is used on one side. A rubber dynamic damper may be fitted to absorb vibrations. Front-wheel drive Front-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout…
The historic 1934 Citroën Traction Avant. Its model name literally means front-wheel-drive, one of the car's break-through innovations.
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