Front-wheel drive. Most passenger vehicles on the road today use front-wheel drive (FWD), where the engineâs power is routed to the front wheels. In fact, all but a handful of SUVs are primarily front-wheel drive vehicles, with additional components that send some power to the rear wheels as the need arises. Front-wheel drive designs are cheaper to manufacture and more space-efficient than rear-drive systems.
April 27, 2009. Today GM announced it would stop producing new Pontiac models by the end of 2010. This is the end of an era for the once-proud performance brand, but it also leaves a lot of questions for car shoppers and Pontiac owners. We talked to Jim Hopson, Pontiacâs manager of communications, this morning to clarify GMâs statement.
But the new make survived, something that could not be said for its progenitor. GM pulled the plug on Oakland at the end of 1931. Oaklandâs only legacy to Pontiac was a 251-cubic-inch V-8, rated for 85 hp and distinguished by a one-piece engine-block casting, preceding Fordâs famous flathead V-8 by a year. Pontiac adopted it for 1932.