Thedream 3rd Gear November 17, 2010 Share November 17, 2010 And more cabin space as well. RWD need the protrusion in the middle of the cabin for the center shaft. FWD don't need. And yes, when it comes to safety FWD cars are usually safer to drive. thats because of its understeer characteristics. Its more dangerous for the tail to snap out and you do a 360 degrees spin than to simple go straight. No center shaft also means lighter and better FC. However, FWD has poor tyre wear. This is because your front wheels need to turn and move the car at the same time. So front tyres will get botak first. Need to do tyre rotation. RWD car has better weight distribution then FWD. this is because FWD has engine on one eide and transmission on the other side and they are usually in front of the front wheel. RWD engine is in the center of engine bay and transmission is under the dashboard. Btw, many AWD cars also suffer the same problem. Eg. Evo and Celica. Only WRX has even distribution. I don't think RWD are regarded as less safe because they tend to spin. Understeering in a FWD where the car justs continues to go straight is equally dangerous. I think it is more about the natural reactions of drivers that the FWD is safer. ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thedream 3rd Gear November 17, 2010 Share November 17, 2010 no wonder u expertz...poor argument I have to agree with you... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yeshe Turbocharged November 17, 2010 Share November 17, 2010 yah..but no fun no fun meh, i see all those rexy go wrap trees, quite fun leh [laugh] Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boyboy 1st Gear November 17, 2010 Share November 17, 2010 becuz it's more rare? hahahaa............human love things that are not easy to get :P Anyway not much diff between FWD or RWD unless it's driven hard la, when you corner, normally you dun full throttle anyway, that will make the different between FWD and RWD. i full throttle pretty often while cornering. i really need LSD or RWD actually, not say full throttle. cos one wheel would be screeching away pointlessly. i whack until there's some wheelspin then back off slightly. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boyboy 1st Gear November 17, 2010 Share November 17, 2010 It's fun when under hard cornering, you feel the rear slip out ever so slightly, to help you turn in. That's it I guess. Heard it's bad for emissions though... fwd also can lah.. power in then lift off and the rear will drift out too Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiadaw 6th Gear November 17, 2010 Share November 17, 2010 Why is that so? Most cars are front heavy, especially front wheel drive car. So at idle & low speed, the weight of the car pressing down the tires of the front driven wheel provide more grip. Also, for front wheel driven car, if you lose grip, you can attempt to steer the wheel until you get a good angle with grip. You can't do that for rear wheel drive cars as the driving wheels doesn't turn. But best id of course all wheel drive when comes to traction. But of course, nowadays, RWD cars are better design to counter the lose of grip in ice & snow, but no matter, always get the right tires for the right road condition. Cheers Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thedream 3rd Gear November 17, 2010 Share November 17, 2010 Most cars are front heavy, especially front wheel drive car. So at idle & low speed, the weight of the car pressing down the tires of the front driven wheel provide more grip. Also, for front wheel driven car, if you lose grip, you can attempt to steer the wheel until you get a good angle with grip. You can't do that for rear wheel drive cars as the driving wheels doesn't turn. But best id of course all wheel drive when comes to traction. But of course, nowadays, RWD cars are better design to counter the lose of grip in ice & snow, but no matter, always get the right tires for the right road condition. Cheers RWD can handle higher horsepower compare to FWD. You replied to my post, but I was replying to Aeromania's post, and what you've written doesn't seem to address this, so I assume you've "mis-replied" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
D3badge 6th Gear November 17, 2010 Share November 17, 2010 Suzuki 800 not bike meh? bike got FWD? FWD can drift meh? skidding and drifting 2 different issue you know... bro Suzuki 800 is a damm old school cars in the 80s...... bo liao (no more liao) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeriousGuy 2nd Gear November 17, 2010 Share November 17, 2010 aye,... don't think so... FWD understeers in dry because the front tyres lose traction in dry. In wet, the front tyres lose traction even more easily... you'll just go straight on instead of turning... FWD actually has better traction control then RWD , especially in rain , the front wheel pull the car instead of rear wheel FWD cars are typically very capable in poor weather Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
D3badge 6th Gear November 17, 2010 Share November 17, 2010 Why is that so? torque steer Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thedream 3rd Gear November 17, 2010 Share November 17, 2010 FWD actually has better traction control then RWD , especially in rain , the front wheel pull the car instead of rear wheel FWD cars are typically very capable in poor weather Yeah. I was asking why FWD was better than RWD. I'm not sure why the front wheels pulling the car would have better traction than the rear wheels pushing the car. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
D3badge 6th Gear November 17, 2010 Share November 17, 2010 look at the number of misconceptions in this thread, nobody ever really knows why ppl prefer rwd anyway my take is that rwd allows drifting, it doesn't give a better ride at all other than the fact that you can drift with it so its more fun but for normal cars and day to day driving there's no difference go sit in a merc taxi (rwd) and compare it against a sonata (fwd), you won't feel any difference other than the obvious very simple, most people buy car dun really care FWD or RWD, more concern Auto or Manual!!! but car happen to be RWD cause most people buy Merc or BMW for the Make or Branding not because RWD!! Same for Japanese or Korean cars owner, as these brand happen to produce more FWD thus they own FWD. only minority care whether FWD, RWD or AWD. some Conti owner from Merc or BMW change to AUDI because of AWD Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thedream 3rd Gear November 17, 2010 Share November 17, 2010 torque steer Thanks. I actually somehow read the statement the other way around. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
D3badge 6th Gear November 17, 2010 Share November 17, 2010 hmmm... not sure how useful your comparison is, as one is a sports model and one is a luxury car... But to see who wins, we should be comparing with a 325i or 335i for equivalent power-to-weight ratios. In this case, I'm not sure the CTR would win... bro a 335i will rape CTR Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thedream 3rd Gear November 17, 2010 Share November 17, 2010 bro a 335i will rape CTR i would think so Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeriousGuy 2nd Gear November 17, 2010 Share November 17, 2010 Yeah. I was asking why FWD was better than RWD. I'm not sure why the front wheels pulling the car would have better traction than the rear wheels pushing the car. because the weight of the engine or transaxle sits on top of the FWD cars , which further helps the car have better grip , especially in wet conditions Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thedream 3rd Gear November 17, 2010 Share November 17, 2010 because the weight of the engine or transaxle sits on top of the FWD cars , which further helps the car have better grip , especially in wet conditions the thing is, the weight at the front of a FWD car is the reason why they understeer. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoppie24 1st Gear November 17, 2010 Share November 17, 2010 bro a 335i will rape CTR No need 335 la, a Legacy GT can rape it already :P ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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