Transmissions: Final Drive & Drive Shafts: Front-wheel drive
Front-wheel drive shafts
 
In front-wheel-drive vehicles, the drive shafts transfer the drive directly from the differential to the front wheels.
 
Front-wheel final drives
 
In front-wheel-drive vehicles, the final drive gears are incorporated in the transaxle assembly.
 
Front-wheel differentials
 
When a vehicle is turning, a standard differential allows the two drive shafts and the driving road wheels to rotate at different speeds while still applying an equal turning effort to both.