rear wheel drive

[Murr1525]

Re: rear wheel drive

I am certainly no expert, but I do notice even my little car handles very crisply at all speeds.

[Lydia]

Re: rear wheel drive

I like rear wheel drive except for in the rain. My little truck is so light in the rear end it just spins. It's pretty fun to do burnouts with RWD, though....I burned out into 3 gear one time.

[Deaner5]

Re: rear wheel drive

Maybe I missed something, but could someone explain this torque steer I keep hearing about on FWDs. I have had only FWD cars and have on occasion driven a RWD pickup, can't really notice a difference until it starts snowing, then the FWD is the way to go. And considering one of the main drags I take in town is about a hill that is fairly long. With the FWD I just get some steam going and stay in the gas and get it up the hill in the snow, while the RWD Lincolns and other bigger taxis are just spinnin' the rears.

[WaspHunter]

Re: rear wheel drive

Its something you tend to experience in higher power FWDs, although modern cars tend to minimise the effect. Because the engine is mounted transverse, one of the driveshafts is a lot longer than the other and when you floor it you get largely different torque output through each front, so the car "steers" to one side. Depending on the car, it can be very minute or capable of tearing the steering wheel from your grasp.

[frustrateddetailer]

Re: rear wheel drive

if u have a fwd then how would you drift gracefully? but i like awd drive better. . . skyline & evos. . the king of the road. . .

[Jusadbellum]

Re: rear wheel drive

RWD...

My daily driver is FWD and its much more forgiving than RWD if you mess up at speed.

You didn't offer AWD as an option, which is preferred (when you have enough power) over RWD.

[mh68]

Re: rear wheel drive

Look at my avatar and there's your answer!

Mike

[gorin002]

Re: rear wheel drive

corsa is fwd

[cute02spec]

Re: rear wheel drive

Its something you tend to experience in higher power FWDs, although modern cars tend to minimise the effect. Because the engine is mounted transverse, one of the driveshafts is a lot longer than the other and when you floor it you get largely different torque output through each front, so the car "steers" to one side. Depending on the car, it can be very minute or capable of tearing the steering wheel from your grasp.

Pretty much accurate. I have a considerable amount with my car, and it's something that you just get use to, at least I have. I race my car a lot so I've trained myself to hold on tight. There are things to do to reduce torque steer, at least with my type of car.

With that said, I'll admit I'd rather have a FWD car over a RWD car any day. Yeah, it ***** when it comes to putting down the power, but it's an adventure, heh.

[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

[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

[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

[davered00ss]

Re: rear wheel drive

Depends on what the car is used for.

[Mless5]

Re: rear wheel drive



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

[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.