The front wheel drive rotates the front wheel, which gives the driver complete control to determine the motion of the car, while driving on straight roads or taking turns. This drive is used in most family cars across the world. The front wheels are used for propulsion of the car. The rear wheels just follow the front wheels. The front wheel drive creates a situation called understeer. This is particularly dangerous while driving through steep curves or slopes.  If the front wheels skid, even slightly, the rear wheel follow them as they have no torque and rolls the car down the slope.

In a rear wheel drive, the situation is opposite where the phenomenon is called over steer. The car tends turn more than required at the rear while turning. As the motion of steering is determined by the front wheel and while taking a curve the rear wheels are moving in straight line, suddenly develops torque, which could spin the car in the direction of the curve. When this happens the car turning angle increases, causing oversteer or fishtailing. However, while moving in a straight line both front wheel and rear wheel drives manages weight and torque in a different way. However, both are stable and give good ride quality. Rear wheel drives are good for race cars, as they prefer more torque on the rear.