Drive wheel

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A drive wheel is a wheel in an automotive vehicle that receives power from the powertrain, and provides the final driving force for a vehicle. A two-wheel drive vehicle has two driven wheels, and a four-wheel drive has four.

A steer wheel is one that turns to change the direction of a vehicle. A trailer wheel is one that is neither a drive wheel nor a steer wheel.

[edit] See also

• Driving wheel, the powered wheel on a rail vehicle
• Drive sprocket, the powered sprocket on a tracked vehicle