What was/is the most powerful front wheel drive car? Reason I ask is that I read many years ago that many auto manufactures where having problems with FWD that had over 200HP in them, due to the unequal sized drive shafts that are inherent with FWD transaxles.
Most powerful FWD Car?
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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">ALL BMWs are RWD or AWD
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Now I could be wrong, but if memory serves me factory horsepower, no super and no turbo, that would have to be Cadillac. I believe hp is @ around if not close to it 300hp. Someone can chime in if I am not correct.
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BMW has never made a front wheel drive car. I believe that the Cadillac's with the North Star Engines are the most powerfull FWD cars from the factory. I can't think of any with more hp than that right now. I think that Chrysler was using equal lenght half shafts in the 80's to reduce torque steer.
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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Yes Devon, 220hp on the six cylinder and I think the 8cylinder had like 228hp or something like that.
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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Yes Devon, 220hp on the six cylinder and I think the 8cylinder had like 228hp or something like that.</font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">only an 8 horsepower difference between the 6 and 8 cylinders?
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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Yes Devon, 220hp on the six cylinder and I think the 8cylinder had like 228hp or something like that.</font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">only an 8 horsepower difference between the 6 and 8 cylinders?</font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">I think the SHO V8 is only a 3.4L, very small. The older Olds Aurora were FWD 4.0L V8, I believe those are rated at 250 hp.
There's an article in the June 2003 Road&Track that talks about the 69 Olds Toronado. Here are the specs:
4505 lbs
455 cubic inches
375 bhp
510 lb-ft of torque.
It was the first American full sized front wheel drive car since the 1936 Cord.
Yes it's front wheel drive. Yes it's huge. General motors wins the most FWD HP figure I'm sure. Maybe not this particular car, but they've got it somewhere.
4505 lbs
455 cubic inches
375 bhp
510 lb-ft of torque.
It was the first American full sized front wheel drive car since the 1936 Cord.
Yes it's front wheel drive. Yes it's huge. General motors wins the most FWD HP figure I'm sure. Maybe not this particular car, but they've got it somewhere.
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...which isn't true because the Altima only makes 240hp vs. 265 on the Maxima. The Caddy still has both beat at 300hp.
If your not including production cars, there are several drag cars pushing 800+whp to the front wheels.
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Not to mention many modified street going vehicles in the 200--400fwhp range.
Also, many higher HP FWD cars now have equal length driveshafts. The Mini Cooper S and SRT-4 both have equal length driveshafts....I am sure there are more...but I can't think of them offhand. It doesn't eliminate torque steer though.
If your not including production cars, there are several drag cars pushing 800+whp to the front wheels.
Also, many higher HP FWD cars now have equal length driveshafts. The Mini Cooper S and SRT-4 both have equal length driveshafts....I am sure there are more...but I can't think of them offhand. It doesn't eliminate torque steer though.
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a drag car in reverse!! or the jet focus wagon
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don't we have equal length half shafts?
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