Understanding Cars’ Drive Layouts
The drive layout pertains to the arrangement of the engine, transmission, and driven axles. The types of drive layouts are Front engine Front wheel drive (FF/ FWD), Front engine Rear wheel drive (FR/RWD), Mid engine Rear wheel drive(MR), Rear engine Rear wheel drive(RR), Four wheel drive (4WD or 4×4) and the All Wheel Drive(AWD). Each of these layouts has their own performance, advantages and disadvantages.
Front engine Front wheel drive (FF/FWD) – The engine and the two driven axles are placed in front, where the power from the engine is transferred straight to the front wheels. This layout increases the interior space especially in small cars because there is no central tunnel needed for the driveshaft. FF layout is best for low-grip surfaces. Because of its tendency to under-steer, there is lesser risk of losing control. The disadvantage is the load placed on the front tyres. The uneven load distribution easily wears out the front tyres because they suffer all acceleration, steering, cornering, and braking forces on the road, while the rear tyres remain unscathed.
Front engine Rear wheel drive (FR/ RWD) - This is the complement of FF layout, where the engine is placed longitudinally at the front but the two driven axles are placed at the rear connected through the driveshaft. With this kind of layout, installation of more powerful engine such as V8, V10 and V12 is not a problem. Since the FR has a driveshaft, central tunnel is present in this layout a little interior space is sacrificed. All of the disadvantages of the FF layout are the advantages of FR layout.
Mid Engine Rear wheel drive (MR) – Because the engine is placed in the middle of the chassis and the driven axles are at the rear, this layout that consumes a lot of interior space, especially the seating capacity. The added weight though doesn’t make it easy to enter a corner because the front tyres have less traction resulting to understeerage. And since the rear is heavy, the car tends to oversteer when exiting a corner. This kind of layout is commonly used in racing cars and sports cars because the weight distribution is focused in the center of the car.
Rear engine Rear wheel drive (RR) - This layout places both engine and the driven axle at the rear of the vehicle. Even though the rear wheels benefit from the additional grip due to the added weight given by the engine, the front wheels still need grip in order to steer the car effectively. That’s why RR layout car can also be prone to under-steerage.
Four Wheel Drive (4WD or 4X4) / All Wheel Drive (AWD) – A 4WD car means all its wheels receive power from the engine equally and simultaneously. A well-distributed power to the four wheels improves the grip of the vehicle on any road condition. Usually, 4WD and 4X4 are used in jeeps and other off-road vehicles that require the driver to switch from 2WD (used in street driving) to 4WD, to improve the grip depending on the road condition like mud, snow, etc. and it has a high and low gear selection. In Australia, the 4WD is the best car to travel the formidable terrain of the Outback.
The AWD, on the other hand, refers to vehicles capable of driving all the wheels on any road condition without requiring the driver to select between high and low gear, because the power is distributed on all the wheels. Unlike the 4WD with gear selection, you don’t have to select the appropriate gear to match the road condition. AWD cars have more traction and better road handling.
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