rear wheel drive

[roushstage2]

Re: rear wheel drive

Real cars don't power the front wheels, they lift them!

[9C1 MAN]

Re: rear wheel drive

For me it;s rear wheel drive only. I hate that torque steer that you get from fwd.

[Michael Stoops]

Re: rear wheel drive

plus who heard of burnouts in FWD? pshhhh.

While I've already professed my preference for RWD I guess you haven't seen Jesse do a burn out with his SRT4, or me with my PT Turbo. Before I got my drag radials I had times when I just smoked 'em for a good 100 feet at the track.

yeah tehres a diff. between 4wd and AWD. for suree. You cant turn on the street in 4wd unless you want to bind up some stuff. AWD is ALWAYS active. therefore not the same so dont try and say it is.

Right you are Jonathon. The Subaru WRX STI, Mitsubishi EVO, Audi Quattro or even the Lamborghini Gallardo are AWD. None of them have anything in common with the 4WD setup on Ryan's Liberty, or a Chevy Silverado 4x4, or a Hummer, etc. Technically the systems are very different.

[Joe's detailing]

Re: rear wheel drive

Being in a snow state rear wheel drive is (NOT) good in snow.
I currently drive a 91 RANGER XLT RWD It gets stuck all the time even added 200lbs to truck bed (in-between axle} little improvement ..
It's great for drifting.. I miss FWD this time of year...

[dietoremain]

Re: rear wheel drive

yeah tehres a diff. between 4wd and AWD. for suree. You cant turn on the street in 4wd unless you want to bind up some stuff. AWD is ALWAYS active. therefore not the same so dont try and say it is.

[tacomachas]

Re: rear wheel drive

My first two cars were FWD and when I finally got my truck which is RWD it was a huge difference and I love it especially doughnuts in the snow and burnin out. tI hope to never turn back unless I get my dream car an A4 where I can enjoy the benefits of quattro AWD

[94BMW325CIS]

Re: rear wheel drive

Your are forgetting about the spare tire. Because only four wheels are driven it is 4wd. If all five wheels(4+spare) were to be driven it would be considered AWD. JK

[Ryan L.]

Re: rear wheel drive

its still driven by all wheels so that kind of qualifies for opinion on all wheel drive

While that is true, I have never driven with the 4WD on the streets, it isn't good for the drive train or tires. I can however comment on driving 4WD in the desert, but that isn't really a fair test due to the fact that it isn't paved.

Ryan

[benhui86]

Re: rear wheel drive

its still driven by all wheels so that kind of qualifies for opinion on all wheel drive

[Ryan L.]

Re: rear wheel drive

whats that in your avatar......

2004 Jeep Liberty 4x4...it's RWD when in 2x4 and 4WD when in 4x4.

[benhui86]

Re: rear wheel drive

I love RWD...theres nothing better. FWD drives really weird in my opinion, especially when you're turning. RWD is also a lot better for doing fun stuff in. I've never driven a AWD car, at least that I know of, so I can't comment on that.

Ryan

whats that in your avatar......

[dietoremain]

Re: rear wheel drive

yay for bumping up old threads for sure. I love my RWD. I can spin around corners without even trying.. haha(when its wet) and i have plenty of traction if i need to be nice to the gas. my dad's camry is not nearly as fun to drive and torque steer *****. I'd never buy a FWD car for all those reasons. plus who heard of burnouts in FWD? pshhhh.

[Ryan L.]

Re: rear wheel drive

I love RWD...theres nothing better. FWD drives really weird in my opinion, especially when you're turning. RWD is also a lot better for doing fun stuff in. I've never driven a AWD car, at least that I know of, so I can't comment on that.

Ryan

[CarbonBlack]

Re: rear wheel drive

I think that AWD is best for those that want to get from point A-B. In the winter you have carefree traction. I dislike it because it is harder to burnout/drift/race.

I have a truck that has a 4WD button, but in the winter/snow, I try and never use it (sort of a challenge). I LOVE oversteer in slick streets (I am not making a joke).

FWD and RWD are both fun, although I tend to prefer RWD. There is a reason that Ferrari's are RWD!

I enjoy torque steer in FWD cars, Esp. at the drag strip

Overall, RWD wins

[G Force]

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.

i used to free my front wheel hubs to do some drifting