rear-wheel drive

condition in which the motor of a vehicle turns the rear wheels

Rear-wheel drive (or RWD for short) is the most common Internal combustion engine/transmission layout used in automobiles. RWD typically places the engine in the front of the vehicle, but the front mid-engine, rear mid-engine and rear engine layouts are also used. Rear-wheel drive is used almost universally for driving motorcycles, whether by driveshaft, chain, or belt. The vast majority of rear wheel drive vehicles use a longitudinally-mounted engine in the front of the vehicle, driving the rear wheels via a driveshaft linked via a differential between the rear axles. Some FR layout vehicles place the transmission at the rear, though most attach it to the engine at the front. Rear wheel drive has fallen out of favor in passenger cars since the late 1980s, due in part to higher manufacturing costs, and that front wheel drive is safer for a driver of average ability<ref name="family">The Family Car: Front wheel drive, rear wheel drive, or all wheel drive?, and that it performs better on slippery roads.<ref name="hidden">The Hidden Virtues of Front Wheel Drive However, some automobile brands, including Lincoln, Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Lexus, and Porsche continue to use rear wheel drive platforms. Rear wheel drive (or all-wheel drive) is still the preferred choice for high performance automobiles, due to the fact that very powerful front wheel drive cars tend to understeer.<ref name="forza"> The general limit of controllable power for a front wheel drive car is generally placed between 230 and 300 horsepower.
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