FWD is also easier to maintain since there's no differential or driveshaft old splitting flex discs come to mind. Drive the vehicle with the configuration you like and quit whining. Jim B. View Photos By: Jim B. Originally Posted by nhsl. Last edited by Jim B.
Ara T. I dont mind some FWD cars, they can still be made to handle well. I had a couple of Saabs. I liked them ok but the rwd car with good balance like a benz is much more pleasureable to drive and safer in snow in almost all conditions. The fwd will get you out of a parking space with a lot of snow or your driveway but in every dynamic driving condition the well balanced rwd is safer and more controllable especially in the hands of a driver who understands the difference and drives accordingly.
FWD is more space effecient and cheaper to build, but more difficult and more expensive to service. Tom W. I have a 39 Studebaker Coupe Express pickup in which I have had installed a turbo and a five speed manual. I also have a Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis. MS Fowler. Tom pretty much said it all. Having the front wheels pull, as opposed to the rear wheels pushing often at a tangent to the intended direction of travel , makes for better directional control.
Such is what "the public" evidently wants. On the road as of Jan 8, with Historic Tags. Jim H. Originally Posted by johnathan1. View Photos By: rickg. We've "been there, done that" on this issue here several times.
FWD, great for snow, I don't care what anyone says. Normal, dry road driving, I don't really care which I drive. How the hell can you tell, unless you're dumping the clutch everytime you take off? If you're doing that, go back to driving school. Pete Geither.
View Photos By: Pete Geither. Tires, tires, tires. My wifes' E with 4 studded, narrow, snows is positively awsome in the snow and ice, as is my wagon. She would never go near as well in a front wheel drive. What you grew up with driving has a lot to do with it. So after getting roasted for a day, I decided I should add this part to finish this off. Just like the list above, I'm going to show you some examples and tell you what they all have in common.
Hell, so good that a guy like me have to admit it and I don't really like FWD sports cars. So again So like I said, I don't like FWD sports cars because they are usually not made with "performance" in mind. If they suppose to be a sport car, I expect them to handle and feel like a sports car. If the FWD sports car one that is consider a sports car does not feel or work like one The real reason why cars are fwd is because its cheaper to produce and its better that rwd cuz lets say you have a hp 4 banger fwd theres less power loss cuz the drive train is all upfront in a tight mannerly order so there's barely any power loss.
If you have a hp rwd 4 banger there will be more power loss that the fwd due to the drive shaft going all the way to the back to the diff to the rear axles so therefore theres more power loss. And finally a hp 4 banger awd. Its insane how much loss in power there is because you have 2 sets if axles moving at the same time with one little engine pushing hp.
Thats why you see more higher horsepower awd cars than lower. Man you should really drive a prelude. It handles super predictably, literally zero understeer, in fact it over steers slightly. Fun as all hell to drive and pretty fast. Can drift very easily when using the e brake. I just personally dont like the pull of a fwd anymore i like the feeling of a push in rwd i found that out when i got the z. This website saves cookies to your browser in order to improve your online experience and show you personalized content.
Read our Privacy Policy and Cookie Policy to get more information and learn how to set up your preferences. Toyota Camry Solara. There is no such thing as a purpose-built FWD racer because FWD is less than optimal for race conditions see reasons above, plus your local physics textbook.
FWD cars were created because they're easier and cheaper to build. Not only that, but in normal street driving conditions the average driver will be better able to control a FWD car.
A RWD car is more likely to spin out in low-traction conditions rain, snow, dirt, etc. I spun my 88hp Mustang LX lots of times, and it had no power whatsoever most of those times were on purpose, though. The Mustang would still be faster on a track, though. Though I have gotten the WRX around backwards a few times AWD is not the new era AWD is not the new era, it's been around for almost 20 years.
Properly set up, the AWD car will be able to get the power down better coming out of slow and medium speed corners. Yes, it will understeer, though not as bad as a FWD car, and with proper differential setups the understeer can be reduced to a point where it's manageable. It requires a different driving technique, and is harder to really drive fast, but it is a bit faster overall. So you really can't afford to lose traction at the front. The other thing is that FWD cars do not naturally oversteer.
They understeer at high speeds. Again, try the shopping cart. Instead of pushing from behind, try pulling the cart from the front. Pay attention to the direction the front wheels are facing in a curve and then try to pull harder in that direction. The cart will probably start skidding outwards and lose ability to hold on to a tight curve. Typically, to get the the oversteer you want with FWD, that requires hard, short, quick braking. Some drivers and cars can do this with the brake pedal, but usually, this requires the e-brake.
And of course, because you can't afford to completely lose traction because this will just send you out in a straight line to the outside of the curve, you need to make sure your entry angle is a little more shallow. Often, it also requires extra suspension tuning so that the rear suspension is harder than the front, and also some lower-traction tires in the rear.
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