You can't talk about rear-engine cars without the Volkswagen Beetle. It's tradition, or an old charter, or something. It's also one of the most important cars in automotive history. Ferdinand Porsche ...

Without further ado, these are the cars that our readers think have the best-looking engine bays. As usual, after perusing through our favorite answers, head to the comments to let us know what ...

That said, rear-drive cars have their own set of handling quirks in slippery conditions. While a front-engine, front-wheel-drive car has plenty of weight over its drive wheels to provide traction ...

Rear-Wheel-Drive Cars Are Back, Baby, and We Have EVs to Thank Sure, the combustion engine is going away, but at least we get rear-wheel-drive cars again. By Rob Stumpf ...

Similar to mid-engine, rear-engine cars also suffer from cooling and intake problems. Rear-engine cars also tend to be more unforgiving if they lose control, because the rear end likes to pendulum.

For a car designed for safety and efficiency, FWD offers quite a few advantages over rear-wheel drive (RWD). For a front-engine car, having the front wheels driven means no bulky driveshaft taking ...

French car company Citroën made a four-wheel-drive 2CV in the 1950s by installing a second engine in the trunk to spin the rear wheels. Fast-forward to 2025 and an enthusiast has applied this ...