<div class="htmlview paragraph">Front wheel drive has found wide acceptance and increased popularity during recent years in medium and medium-small class European cars. A frequent design configuration is the FWD with transverse front engine.</div> <div class="htmlview paragraph">The principal factors in this choice are:</div> <div class="htmlview paragraph"> <ol class="list nostyle"> <li class="list-item"> <span class="li-label">1.</span> <div class="htmlview paragraph">Better use of available space</div> </li> <li class="list-item"> <span class="li-label">2.</span> <div class="htmlview paragraph">Production costs at levels competitive with other design arrangements</div> </li> <li class="list-item"> <span class="li-label">3.</span> <div class="htmlview paragraph">Ease of obtaining derivative models from basic cars.</div> </li> </ol> </div> <div class="htmlview paragraph">The technical/functional aspects of the FWD will not be discussed here except some reference needed to explain otherwise uncomprehensible concepts.</div>