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Why Front-Wheel Drive Sucks
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From the article-
it's the joys of FWD that are reserved for the skilled Grassroots Motorsport elite.
Sounds ok to me. What's the problem here? If you're a poor to mediocre driver then you're in an inherently safer platform and if your'e a skilled driver then FWD can be just as enjoyable. So the author is really just saying that the only people benefitting from RWD are those wankers who think they're good drivers but really have no idea what car controll means. Glad ford still builds the mustang for that crowd.
it's the joys of FWD that are reserved for the skilled Grassroots Motorsport elite.
Sounds ok to me. What's the problem here? If you're a poor to mediocre driver then you're in an inherently safer platform and if your'e a skilled driver then FWD can be just as enjoyable. So the author is really just saying that the only people benefitting from RWD are those wankers who think they're good drivers but really have no idea what car controll means. Glad ford still builds the mustang for that crowd.
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WAIT!!! WHAT ABOUT AWD???
WRX BAYBAY!!!
WRX BAYBAY!!!
Did you notice that he drew his conclusion that RWD is better than FWD from a test in which he compared to two RWD sports cars to three FWD boulevardiers.
I suspect that most people will actually notice weight and suspension tuning long before they notice which set of wheels does the hauling.
Perhaps if had compared a Mini Cooper S and a Lincoln Towncar, he would have reached the opposite conclusion.
I suspect that most people will actually notice weight and suspension tuning long before they notice which set of wheels does the hauling.
Perhaps if had compared a Mini Cooper S and a Lincoln Towncar, he would have reached the opposite conclusion.
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I need to give him a ride in my car with stock tires on and let the rear end go sailing around a few times on a whim.
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Speed and safety aside because clearly nobody is going to convince the other side they are right, RWD and AWD are far more fun to drive. And in a 200+ hp car you can get going loads faster in RWD/AWD and to argue otherwise is to defy physics.
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yeah fwd is good for low power cars and tight racing. Know it is true that RWD is a better race sett up because of throttle steer and because mid engined cars mad for racing are better as rear. Well I think FWD is best all around and kick a mustang ass in handling so this guys is retarded.....retarded
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"it's the joys of FWD that are reserved for the skilled Grassroots Motorsport elite."
umm... yah... and little 23 year old punk kids like me. I don't claim to have bags of driving skeeelz... something tells me the guy's a BDF and *******. "Life aint nothin less you gots yerself at leat 5 liters and some posi."
Beh. Be gone with j00.
umm... yah... and little 23 year old punk kids like me. I don't claim to have bags of driving skeeelz... something tells me the guy's a BDF and *******. "Life aint nothin less you gots yerself at leat 5 liters and some posi."
Beh. Be gone with j00.
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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Forgiving is good on the street, but not on the track, hence the lack of FWD in professoinal racing.
I have found that RWD is much easier to control in poor weather conditions. Especially snow and ice, and when there's rain hard enough to cause the truck ruts to be full of water, uphill is the worst for FWD.
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In poor conditions, RWD is Manageable, but FWD is MUCH more useful!!! That's One of the reasons most companies have made Most of their cars FWD in the First Place.
BTW, world-wide there are plenty of FWD "Professional" racecars.
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[ 04-15-2003, 12:43 PM: Message edited by: MichaelXi ]
BTW, world-wide there are plenty of FWD "Professional" racecars.
[ 04-15-2003, 12:43 PM: Message edited by: MichaelXi ]
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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">You've never driven a Mustang, Have you.
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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">You've never driven a Mustang, Have you.</font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">i have....would you like a cookie
Maybe you should drive a Corvette!? Even a Camaro might help.
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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Someone should email that paragraph to this guy. I'm not on either side, but to title his article "Why front wheel drive sucks", when it obviously doesn't, is a little extreme. I mean, the guy went through and told us all of the reasons why front wheel drive can be more advantageous in many situations, and then goes on to tell us that it sucks because most people can't get the rear to rotate....
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