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What does FR mean in cars?

I’m looking at a used car tomorrow but I’m having a hard time with a term in the online ad description. The seller describes the car as FR, but I have no idea what that means and I’d rather not ask them. Do you know what FR means in cars?

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Katherine Duffy · Updated on
Reviewed by Shannon Martin, Licensed Insurance Agent.
*The term FR means front-engine, rear-wheel drive, which is one of the earliest layouts in automotive design!
Front-engine rear-wheel drive means that the engine is located at the front of the car, typically between the front axles, but the driven wheels, or the ones propelling your car forward, are the rear wheels.
It was the most popular design for most of the 20th century, but most modern cars have abandoned this design.
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