rear-wheel drive

noun

: a system that applies engine power to the rear wheels of a vehicle

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Its Drift/Donut Mode allows the Charger to switch into rear-wheel drive for winter fun. Kristin Shaw, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025 Porsche This is the rear-wheel drive GTS powertrain. Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 28 May 2024 Although the range starts with the rear-wheel drive $64,500 ZDX A-Spec, our test car was the range-topping all-wheel drive ZDX Type-S, which costs $73,500 before the $7,500 clean vehicle tax credit. Ars Technica, 24 Feb. 2025 Its layout was classic Italian, with a V-12 engine in the front, two seats in the middle, and rear-wheel drive. Robert Ross, Robb Report, 14 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for rear-wheel drive

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“Rear-wheel drive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rear-wheel%20drive. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.

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