Previously the H platform designation was used for unrelated rear-wheel-drive compact cars.

This means that instead of being a rear-wheel-drive car, the new Impala will still be a front-wheel-drive model like its predecessor.

The following description of a differential applies to a "traditional" rear-wheel-drive car or truck:

The transmission was mounted under the floorpan, as is the case in a rear-wheel-drive car.

All it takes to get started is a crisp-handling rear-wheel-drive car and $80 worth of used tires from a junkyard.

Sales of large, rear-wheel-drive cars that both plants were making, like the Caprice, had been lagging badly.

I want a rear-wheel-drive car for comfort and protection, but none have all of the features I need.

This rear-wheel-drive car had its transmission in the rear, connected to the differential (making it a transaxle).

In rear-wheel-drive cars, this weight shift is an advantage because it increases the traction of the driven wheels.

To car buffs, the advantages of rear-wheel-drive cars in speed and performance far outweigh their drawbacks.