rear-wheel drive

noun

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

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The Miata’s front-engine layout, with a five-speed manual transmission and rear-wheel drive, was a traditional formula that got everything right. Robert Ross, Robb Report, 25 Apr. 2025 The truck will come with a choice of two battery packs: a 57.2 kWh battery pack with rear-wheel drive and a target range of 150 miles and an 84.3 kWh battery pack with a target of 240 miles (386 km). Abigail Bassett, ArsTechnica, 25 Apr. 2025 And there's the Polestar 2 sedan, now available as a more efficient, more fun rear-wheel drive variant. Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 27 Mar. 2024 This is also a rear-wheel drive vehicle, so the steering is quite light. James Morris, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 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 6 May. 2025.

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