FWD vs RWD
- Thread starter Huascar82
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- 96 Miata M-Edition, 2015 Mazda 3 Hatch
No torque steer is one huge benefit. You have more control over the car in corners, even if you kick the tail out etc etc. There are countless links all over the internet. You'll have plenty of reading material if you look in the right places.
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Awd Ftw
At low speeds you really can't notice a difference. At higher speeds and doing more aggressive driving, FWD cars tend to understeer which is safer for novice drivers while RWD cars tend to oversteer which can get you around corners faster or send you carreening out of control if you don't know what you're doing. Most enthusiast cars are RWD for their high speed handingling benefits and driving characteristics.
Just watch this snippet from 5th gear. It will explain it all:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPdUrWa_F0A
Just watch this snippet from 5th gear. It will explain it all:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPdUrWa_F0A
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whoa... um.. hrm.. You might want to try creating a thread in the MSP section of the boards rather than posting in an Off Topic thread that has nothing to do with BOV's. You may get better results that way.
Purrfectangel
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that shows the difference quite well, but I'd like to see the comparison on less than perfect road conditions...ice, snow, rain...
never knew any of that. I always thought FWD or AWD was the way to go. The last clip where she runs over the penguin made an impression on me. I always thought, well FWD will pull the car better since the front has the traction and the car will go where the wheels point. I guess thats not the case. I'll have to compare my pro to my girlfriends mustang. Hey so is the fact that DSC was on in the mustang what makes it not to good when trying to drift it? I went to an empty parking lot with her car a few months ago but I couldnt get it to drift. I'll have to try turning it off and trying it again. 
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SOCAL MSP said:
Holy Tangent Batman!
I hate to say this, but until you know about cars I wouldn't try to drift anything. That just don't sound right.Huascar82 said:never knew any of that. I always thought FWD or AWD was the way to go. The last clip where she runs over the penguin made an impression on me. I always thought, well FWD will pull the car better since the front has the traction and the car will go where the wheels point. I guess thats not the case. I'll have to compare my pro to my girlfriends mustang. Hey so is the fact that DSC was on in the mustang what makes it not to good when trying to drift it? I went to an empty parking lot with her car a few months ago but I couldnt get it to drift. I'll have to try turning it off and trying it again.
As far as which is better, it depends on the car and how is driving it. Me personally, I would rather have a rwd car. I've driving in every kind of weather condition you could think of and never wrecked because the weather was bad.
don't forget about Mid Engine Rear Wheel Drive!
Having owned all of the above, FWD, RWD, AWD and M-RWD, they all have their advantages and disadvantages. It's generally a personal preference really. If you don't race (road race, auto-cross) then there's not really that much of a difference, unless you push your car alot on the street.
Having owned all of the above, FWD, RWD, AWD and M-RWD, they all have their advantages and disadvantages. It's generally a personal preference really. If you don't race (road race, auto-cross) then there's not really that much of a difference, unless you push your car alot on the street.
siberiankiss
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blue-sun said:
elise.... yummy....
nothin like a perfectly balance car!RWD>FWD
