A front-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout, also called Système Panhard is a powertrain layout with an engine in front and rear-wheel-drive, connected via a drive shaft. This arrangement, with the engine
1940 Oldsmobile chassis showing a typical front-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout
The 390 cid V8 engine in a FR 1968 AMC AMX functionally straddles its front axle, with the centerline of the shock towers basically bisecting the center of the air cleaner
The straight-6 DOHC XK engine clearly sits behind the front axle of an FMR Jaguar E-Type
All Chevrolet Corvette from the second through the seventh generation are FMR. Only ancillary aspects of this Chevrolet Corvette ZR-1's engine may lie above the front axle.
Grand tourer
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A grand tourer is a type of car that is designed for high speed, long-distance driving with luxury specifications. The most common format is a front-engine, rear-wheel-drive two-door coupé with either
1951 Lancia Aurelia B20 GT
1955 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing
1960 Maserati 3500 GT
1963 Aston Martin DB5