..well that could be said for almost anything. Both have thier perks and disadvantages. it just depends what you're looking for and what you're planning to do with it

 

To wit, they say the second-generation 300BHP Focus RS remedied this with some trick front suspension...the so-called "RevoKnuckle."

Jury's still out on it I think...some people say it works; others say it works only because the engine's turbo lag is actually tuned that way to make the car easier to drive especially in low-speed tight corners.

Just mentioned an example

 

For instance?

 

that's what i was sayin

 

That.

FWD can be fast, RWD can be faster.

Thats saying with variables of both platforms having potential.

 

to name a HUGE one... the drivers... you could put someone who's never been on a track in a tuned RWD car and have a pro FWD driver in an FWD eco box... and the FWD driver would have the advantage... or vice versa...

another would be tires...
another would be poor suspension adjustment/tuning...
etc...
etc...

 

AWD FTW! evo

 

fixed it, now you've got a happy face

 

If I went AWD then it's 22b all the way.

 

26b ftmfw!!!

 

awd 4 rotor!??!?!?!?!?




lol jk

 

A FWD is NOT a real sports car.period.

 

Well yes, but what I meant was if the cars were even (and stock). For instance, if the Stig took the two cars around the Top Gear test track (same driver, both cars stock) then the FWD might have the advantage in that power range. Obviously there are many variables when you get into actual racing.

 

lol. too funny

 

Yes.


msglngth

 

wow cant believe this thread is still here... lol

my final word in it is... FWD can not be sports cars, no.. but they can be competitive race cars...
(i.e., american touring car championships and other forms of racing where limited classes are involved)

and in the lower power range.. <250ish FWD can be as fast as RWD... >250ish putting power down becomes a problem, this is where RWD takes the advantage...

and close thread... thank you!

 

holy moly i didn't see how old the thread was, my bad.

 

haha no worries.. threads come back from the dead a lot...

go here--> https://www.fitfreak.net/forums/cali...alive-529.html

 

For real world driving, I'll take FWD any day. I grew up with RWD cars, and I remember revealation when I took my first FWD (Honda N600) out in the snow for a December drive to Yosemite. RWD cars with chains were crawling up the roads, and I was passing them in the Honda, with a feeling of complete control over where I was going.

When she was learning to drive, I took my daughter to an empty parking lot one morning after a snow storm, and tried to show her what skids were like with our FWD Subaru Legacy (this was before Subaru went AWD through their entire line). It was a struggle to push the thing anywhere near out of control, even using the handbrake. If I had tried those maneuvers with a RWD car, we would have been dizzy from the spinning.

 

competetive with other FWD cars. true.