Get the VIN and find a VIN decoder thru google.
http://www.vindecoder.net/
Interesting Ceric,
However,it shows my wife's CX-7 as FWD, when in fact, it's an AWD.
Not reliable.
Hmmm... bad decoder. Find another one.
OK. the 6th digit:
2: FWD
3: AWD
This is for CX9. Not sure if that also works for CX7.