Front-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout

FR layout

A front-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout (FR), also called Systeme Panhard[1] is a powertrain layout with an engine in front and rear-wheel-drive, connected via a drive shaft. This arrangement, with the engine straddling the front axle, was the traditional automobile layout for most of the pre-1950s automotive mechanical projects.[2] It is also used in trucks, pickups, and high-floor buses and school buses.

  1. ^ "The Nostalgia of Forgotten Gods: Panhard & Levassor, France, 1886-1967". Roarington. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Development of a New Hybrid Transmission for RWD Car". www.sae.org. Archived from the original on 2009-02-07. Retrieved 2008-01-11.