Rear wheel vs Front wheel Drive

[BigLance]

I cant stand front wheel drive cars, the main reason being the fact that working on them is a joke.... and as far as performance is concerned I dont like them because the weight gets transfored to the back of the car so they lose traction. Just a personal rant, take the poll- I'm curious who else agrees or disagrees .. thanks ...

 

[veryape]

Rear wheel here. Except when it snows front wheel drive cannot be beat.

 

[yobarman]

one gripe i have with RWD is with my dad's f150. I mean, there's no weight in the back and it's RWD, so when it snows, it's impossible to drive. WHO CAME UP WITH THIS NONSENSE!

 

[yakko]

Quattro, 4MOTION or Synchros. Nuff said.

 

[Sugadaddy]

<< one gripe i have with RWD is with my dad's f150. I mean, there's no weight in the back and it's RWD, so when it snows, it's impossible to drive. WHO CAME UP WITH THIS NONSENSE! >>



4x4??? Don't tell me you have a 2wd pickup...

 

[chuckieland]

4 wheel drive

 

[geno]

RWD is the best when it comes to all out track racing Easy to work on, better weight distribution
AWD is cool for snow and insane launches, but heavier
FWD is good for the snow, bad weight distro

 

[virtuamike]

AWD. My FTO LM handles like a dream, perfect drifts around any corner.

 

[Jejunum]

subarus awd system is a joy to drive and they are cheap ! (Take a look at the new car and driver for a comparison of the wrx to an audio and bmw)

 

[Flat]

For the most part, I dislike FWD, exept on Volvo Turbos where it just rox. Heres the Jack Dealio
AWD: Easy to drive very fast, entry speed into corners is not a big deal, just brake, hammer after the apex, same thing for dragging, just floor it and go (or as much throttle as you can stand ) On newer designs, weight is not a very big deal. Tends to stifle some of the fun.

RWD: Hard to drive. Launches can be difficult if the car has ample power. Entry speed into a corner is everything, not much room for error. Oversteer! (Unless it has lamely been dialed out ie BMW 3s) When its starts to rain you have even more trouble.

FWD: In most cases it doesnt work all that well performance wise. The greatest exeption is the Mini Cooper! Feel like it has AWD, but still oversteers like mad, fun fun fun fun fun. My Metro Turbo mini will eat a Corvette Z06 for lunch on many road coarses.

My current drive is a TVR Tuscan. RWD, super light, super powerful. Its damn hard to drive super fast, but is it ever fun. Cheaper than a corvette, way faster, way prettier lame american cars! If happen to have seen the movie swordfish, i belive a Tuscan was featured