Front-wheel-drive cars are the cheapest to produce, easy to drive, and easy to package as well. A FWD car has all the mechanical components packaged up-front, whereas an AWD car needs to send ...

The first front-wheel drive cars were built before World War II, but it wasn’t until the 1980s that the design became mainstream. Now it underpins most sedans and crossover SUVs on the road today.

More Edition 50 logos show up on the side sills and the steering wheel. VW is offering the car in only a few colors, consisting of white, gray, black, red, and green.