Front Wheel Drive Vehicle - Advantages

A lot of things decide the overall performance of a car. Engine is the important factor for this. The way the vehicle transmits it's power from the engine to the wheels and tires is the another factor for performance of the car. Manufacturers of vehicles elaborated different ways for this.

Front wheel drive is a form of engine layout which is used in motor vehicles. In this only front wheels are driven by engine. There are many advantages of front wheel drive, such as:

• First advantage is fuel efficiency. This front wheel drive vehicles increase the fuel efficiency. The components can fit into compact vehicle bodies in case of front wheel drive, so by this, automobile manufacturers can produce light weight vehicles, these vehicles need less gasoline to run them.
• The engine is connected by a drive shaft to a separate differential and a separate transmission box in case of rear wheel drive vehicles. All the components are packed together directly with the engine in case of front wheel drive vehicles.
• Manufacturers of automobiles can reduce the weight of the vehicles without sacrificing interior space in case of front wheel drive, because of this, the popularity of the front wheel drive increased.
• The main advantage is better grip. Because of having engine and the drive system in the front area of the vehicle, it helps to have better grip. Generally, 60 percent of the weight is in front of the vehicle and engine pushes the front wheels downward more. This type of vehicles are better to drive in snow or dirt, because they have great traction to push vehicle forward.

These are the advantages of front drive wheel vehicles. Though there are some disadvantages, this type of vehicles have become popular.

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