FR - Front Engine, Rear Wheel Drive — The FR drivetrain is the design of choice for many of the most powerful vehicles available, including the Dodge Viper, Chevrolet Corvette, and the Mazda RX-7.

Car buyers typically ask for safety advice during winter storms about choosing between all-wheel drive (AWD) and four-wheel drive (4WD). The two concepts appear to share common characteristics at ...

Four-wheel-drive might be better at getting your SUV unstuck from waist-deep snow on, say, a private road that has never seen a snow plow – but all-wheel-drive (AWD) is better for general winter ...

Alright, parents who love/are forced to watch "Bluey," you might have felt a slight twinge in your soul when Jack's Dad needed some prodding from his daughter, Lulu, to understand that "all-wheel ...

Make your off-road trip a fun and safe one with these tips for remote driving. BEFORE STOCKING YOUR esky and fuelling up to head into the great, blue yonder, there are a few essential things to ...

Four-wheel drive instructor Steve Cooney says many young drivers are dangerously ill-equipped to drive on Queensland's beaches. Driving instructor Steve Cooney says young drivers are dangerously ...

Here's a comparative analogy for understanding the similarities and differences between all-wheel drive (AWD) and four-wheel drive (4WD): an espresso is to Irish coffee as all-wheel drive is to ...

Back in the day, 4-wheel drive and all-wheel drive were niche features. Unless you had a truck or an oddball vehicle like an Eagle wagon or Audi 4000, your vehicle was two-wheel drive. Now, with ...

Maintenance is key to the survival of your four-wheel-drive vehicle, and that's true whether it spends most of its time on the highway or on the trail. Most of us take care of the big-ticket items ...

All-wheel drive and four-wheel drive may sound similar in name but have some key differences in how they work.

Aussie blokes have been buying up kitted out 4WDs in the hope of exploring the country. But their adventures into the wild are turning into a nightmare, with many getting bogged on beaches, grasslands ...

After military service a career as war correspondent was on the cards. But then an exclusive bursar programme in automotive journalism came 'a-knockin' - and so a 26-year journey spanning newspapers, ...