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Four-cylinder version of General Motors 'big Buick LaCrosse four-door, front-drive sedan, to help meet tightening mileage and emissions regulations.

LaCrosse gets by just fine on 4 cylinders 2010

The current VW Beetle is front-engine, front-drive, whereas the classic Beetle was R/R.

Classic Rewind: 3 Cars Ripe for Neo-Retro Stardom Dan Neil 2011

In Sport mode the CT is about as agile as you could expect for a 3,200-pound front-drive car with 138 hp and low-friction tires on 17-inch wheels.

At Least It's a Lexus Dan Neil 2011

The Veloster is seriously snouty, a consequence of it being a front-drive car with a transverse-mounted engine the Veloster is very much a mechanical clone of the new Elantra, complete with torsion-beam rear suspension.

A Bargain-Priced Hatch Dan Neil 2011

The front-drive version gets rear-beam axle suspenders, while the AWD locates the rear wheels with multilinks.

Nissan's Jazzy Juke, Imperfect on Purpose Dan Neil 2011

It's especially gratifying that a front-drive car can be so easily U-turned on a two-lane street.

The Fiat 500C Can't Fail Dan Neil 2011

Now, of course, everything is relative, and my test car is a 2.0-liter, front-drive compact with an automatic transmission on all-season meats, so it's not remotely a sports car.

Mazda3 Really Moves the Needle (Not the Gas One) Dan Neil 2012

The Tru 140S is a rakish, front-drive car in the Japanese/Korean "Fast and Furious" mode.

Which Car Fantasies Should Come to Life? Joseph B. White 2012

Mazda North American Operations But 'everything is relative,' says Mr. Neil, 'and my test car is a 2.0-liter, front-drive compact with an automatic transmission on all-season meats, so it's not remotely a sports car.'

Why Is Fuel Economy Fun? 2012

However, front-drive cars are still generally easier to handle in snow than rear-drive models.

Me & My Car: An Invisible Radiator Leak Jonathan Welsh 2011