# Front or rear wheel drive?

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/front-or-rear-wheel-drive/3342>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [August 19, 2007, 7:28pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/front-or-rear-wheel-drive/3342 "2007-08-19T19:28:28Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![clevrocks594](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e36b37/32.png) [@clevrocks594](https://community.cartalk.com/u/clevrocks594)\
**Post date:** [August 19, 2007, 7:28pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/front-or-rear-wheel-drive/3342/1 "2007-08-19T19:28:28Z")

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Am considering the purchase of a Toyota Highlander, 2005-2007. Is the 2 wheel drive version, font or rear wheel drive? I never use 4 wheel drive on current suv, and want to save some $. Still want front wheel, though.

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**Author:** ![budd2049](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/77aa72/32.png) [@budd2049](https://community.cartalk.com/u/budd2049)\
**Post date:** [August 19, 2007, 8:00pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/front-or-rear-wheel-drive/3342/2 "2007-08-19T20:00:38Z")

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The 2WD version will certainly be rear-wheel. Only the tiniest SUVs (like the CR-V, say) would have front-wheel drive.

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**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\
**Post date:** [August 19, 2007, 8:05pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/front-or-rear-wheel-drive/3342/3 "2007-08-19T20:05:56Z")

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Are you sure about that? Since the Highlander is more or less an evolution of the Camry chassis, I would think that the 2wd version would be more likely to be FWD. Does anyone know for sure?

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**Author:** ![Triedaq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/65b543/32.png) [@Triedaq](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Triedaq)\
**Post date:** [August 19, 2007, 8:10pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/front-or-rear-wheel-drive/3342/4 "2007-08-19T20:10:59Z")

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According to Consumer Reports, the Toyota Highlander is available as front wheel drive or all wheel drive.

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**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\
**Post date:** [August 19, 2007, 9:46pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/front-or-rear-wheel-drive/3342/5 "2007-08-19T21:46:30Z")

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:-))

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**Author:** ![MikeInNH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a587f6/32.png) [@MikeInNH](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MikeInNH)\
**Post date:** [August 20, 2007, 1:43pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/front-or-rear-wheel-drive/3342/6 "2007-08-20T13:43:55Z")

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> The 2WD version will certainly be rear-wheel. Only the tiniest SUVs (like the CR-V, say) would have front-wheel drive.

Um…NO…The Hylander is either fwd or Awd.