rear wheel drive

[DVDA 1980]

Re: rear wheel drive

Rear wheel drive everytime for fun - true sports cars are rear wheel drive and lets face it oversteer is great! Front wheel drive for commuting - safe, predictable and lets face it boring.

[truck]

Re: rear wheel drive

i prefer rear wheel drive over front wheel drive. i also prefer rear wheel drive in the snow i have more control over the vehicle.positraction rearends go great in the snow 4x4 is also excellent as long as the primary drive is rear wheel.

[J. A. Michaels]

Re: rear wheel drive

Like I said earlier rwd. However I was reading in the paper today that after thae 08 camaro gm is delaying any more intros of new rwd's. They site that they cannot come up with a way to achieve the 30% increase in gas mileage the goverment is asking for.

[CleanGSR]

Re: rear wheel drive

I like my FWD. I can control a car that has very slight understeer (my car) more than a rear drive with plenty of oversteer.

[03mach1]

Re: rear wheel drive

I like rear wheel drive cars because you get better hook up. front wheel drive has tourq steer in most cars with that set up.

[94BMW325CIS]

Re: rear wheel drive

Personally, I prefer front wheel drive just because it just feels better to me. I also like to peel out with front wheel drives more than rear wheel drices.

[Joenok]

Re: rear wheel drive

Quattro always. This is my third Quattro, I would never have it any other way.

[E_S]

Re: rear wheel drive

My daily driver has been various models of Audis with quattro for the last 7 years.. '87 Audi 200TQ (US 5000TQ), '94 S4 and now '96 A6q.. Miss the S4 sometimes, but with gas around $1.80/litre, I'm happy to drive a diesel now..

[J. A. Michaels]

Re: rear wheel drive

From a personal standpoint, having cut my teeth on rwd then going to fwd in the 80's and switching back and forth since then I would have to say rwd all the way. To me the vehicle handles better is more responsive and is just a better driving experiance. IMHO

[OhioCarBuff]

Re: rear wheel drive

To me, rear drive has a MUCH better feel to it then front drive, and I can't put my finger on why- just feels way better. You can show me two cars, one front drive and one rear drive and show on paper that both have equal handling abilities- but I'll say the rear drive will be way more pleasurable to drive.


BTW- A lot of people on here are too young to remember, but back in the 80's when FWD was a new thing it was touted as the best thing since sliced bread. Now we all will notice that a lot of the car manufactures are moving back to RWD.

[Mless5]

Re: rear wheel drive



7 bmws in the family, does it tell you something?

[davered00ss]

Re: rear wheel drive

Depends on what the car is used for.

[RamAirV1]

Re: rear wheel drive

RWD hands down! Better ride and handling due to the weight distribution. Easier to launch in the 1/4 mile too! FWD cars with respectable power are harder to launch due to the torque steer.

FWD may be better in heavy snow, but RWD cars are easier to control on ice.

RamAirV1

[SUBARU WRX]

Re: rear wheel drive

I like AWD because its good in the snow and sporty in the summer or dry conditions. My mom's subie is awd and its a lot of fun. with AWD you might not be able to do burnouts but you can do really cool launches. My dad's ranger is RWD and even with new tires we still get that slip and slide and the same with my mom's FX45. With my dad's FWD maxima its HORRIBLE in the snow

[phat_gadgy]

Re: rear wheel drive

RWD, its nice to have the steering wheels seperated from the driving wheels, it gives better control IMHO however it hasnt stopped me from owning a FWD car