What was the first Chevy front wheel drive car?

The First Chevy Front-Wheel Drive Car
The first front-wheel drive car produced by Chevrolet was the Chevrolet Citation, which was introduced in 1980. The Citation was part of GM’s X-body cars, which also included the Oldsmobile Omega. The success of the Dodge Aries and Plymouth Reliant, known as the K-Cars, likely influenced domestic automakers to adopt front-wheel drive for their subcompact cars.
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How much did a 1912 Chevy cost?

$2,250
Production notes

Year	Production	Base Price
1911	1	N/A
1912	(See text below)	$2,250
1913	(See text below)	$2,250
1914	(See text below)	$2,500

Which car manufacturer was the first to introduce front-wheel drive in 1934?

In March 1933, André Citroën, always on the look-out for new and innovative ideas, asked his engineers to study the issue. And so it was that in May 1934, he became the first leading manufacturer to make a front-wheel drive vehicle: the Traction Avant (7CV) (traction avant = front-wheel drive).

What years did Chevy make the Citation?

One of Chevy’s most influential, though long-forgotten cars is the Citation. Manufactured between 1980 and 1985, the Chevy Citation was a best-seller, and among the first X-body compact cars offered as mainstream front-wheel drive vehicles to consumers.

What was the first Chevy to have front-wheel-drive?

1980 Chevrolet Citation
The 1980 Chevrolet Citation, the brand’s first front-wheel-drive car, debuts in U.S. showrooms on April 19, 1979, several months after production begins in Willow Run, Mich., ushering in an era of lighter, more spacious and fuel-efficient General Motors cars.

What was the first 4 wheel drive car?

Dutch Spyker 60 H.P.
The world’s first four-wheel-drive car directly powered by an internal-combustion engine, and the first with a front-engine, four-wheel-drive layout, was the Dutch Spyker 60 H.P., Commissioned for the Paris to Madrid race of 1903, it was presented that year by brothers Jacobus and Hendrik-Jan Spijker of Amsterdam.

What was the most expensive car in 1912?

1912 Simplex 5 Passenger Torpedo Tourer
The pinnacle of early US sporting cars, a 1912 Simplex 5 Passenger Torpedo Tourer first owned by legendary American sportswoman, Eleonora Sears, a gift from Harold Vanderbilt, was the ace of the Bonhams Scottsdale Auction today, selling for $4.8 million, a world record for both a Simplex and a car of that era.

What is the rarest Chevy made?

1969 Nova Yenko SC 427 – 38 Units
Rare as hen’s teeth – the 1969 Nova Yenko SC 427 tops of our list of the rarest Chevrolet muscle cars. Yenko wanted to order the 427 engine in the compact Nova’s – but Chevrolet wouldn’t allow it for safety reasons.

Was the Chevrolet Apache front wheel drive?

Unlike most other vehicles in which the rear axles are powered when AWD is disengaged, the Apache’s front axle is powered instead effectively making the vehicle a FWD (front wheel drive) a trait previously exclusive to the CAT 745C.

What was the first car with front-wheel-drive?

In 1898, Latil, in France, devised a front-wheel-drive system for motorising horse-drawn carts. In 1899 the inventor Henry Sutton designed and built one of Australia’s first cars, called The Sutton Autocar. This car may have been the first front-wheel-drive car in the world.

What was the first car with 4 wheel drive?

Dutch Spyker 60 H.P.
The world’s first four-wheel-drive car directly powered by an internal-combustion engine, and the first with a front-engine, four-wheel-drive layout, was the Dutch Spyker 60 H.P., Commissioned for the Paris to Madrid race of 1903, it was presented that year by brothers Jacobus and Hendrik-Jan Spijker of Amsterdam.