FWD v RWD

[KamRacing]

Originally Posted by titchster

Just throwing this in there. From the Lotus Elan's Wiki page:

nice find! FWD is not F1 so dont compare it to it Everything has its place and theres many reasons why FWD is so dominant in the car market.

Another little car to throw in the mix is the original mini. Obviously technology has come a long way but that car found great success amongst RWD cars.

End of the day either drivetrain can be "better". It depends what your question is rather than an open ended generalisation.

[hard_corejoeboy]

Originally Posted by titchster

Just throwing this in there. From the Lotus Elan's Wiki page:

Ha yes! I fucking told you! I couldn't remember where i read that but those are the words exactly i was trying to use earlier...

[loudandproud205]

Having had the luxury of driving all platforms the scariest by far is rear engined RWD, I drove a 1991 911 turbo thinking my MR2 was a handful my god it was immense but my god I was pleased to be back in a Clio as I could relax as it was just so much easier.

I've often said I should have bought a Clio 172 over the MR2, BUT on the right day with the right conditions on the right road the MR2 is possibly one of the most rewarding cars I've ever driven, but as soon as things change a little there is no forgivingness and you just die.

AWD on the other hand is push push push its safe car will save me, till kapow it falls at a really high speed, recovering one can be a right pigs arse.

FWD is for shopping trolleys

[wolf_gsxr]

Anybody who thinks a fwd car is better than rwd (racing wise) should not have access to this section. END/

[hard_corejoeboy]

So we should close the track section as saxo's are FWD?

[Jay_]

Originally Posted by hard_corejoeboy

So we should close the track section as saxo's are FWD?

no because people in this section are making use of what they actually have. Out for another argument. What a suprise.

[hard_corejoeboy]

Originally Posted by jayyoung

no because people in this section are making use of what they actually have. Out for another argument. What a suprise.

yawn bored

[wolf_gsxr]

Originally Posted by hard_corejoeboy

So we should close the track section as saxo's are FWD?

Don't be stupid. The argument isn't fwd should never be on track. It's the fact rwd is better. Watch sexy_gt's vids he's a great driver and his saxo is fast. Give him an Elise with similar power and I bet he'd be miles faster. Fwd is easier to drive. If it understeers ease off, problem solved. Rwd isn't so easy. My vts acceleration wise is on par with my mums boxter but I've had them both round the track and the Porsche is in a whole different league.

[hard_corejoeboy]

I say the challenge is on sexy_gt!

Personally on the right twisty track i say the FWD vts would be quicker

[wolf_gsxr]

You've clearly never driven a rwd car. Your a tool an it's like talking to a brick wall. Your wrong and have nothing more to say.

[mangojace]

Originally Posted by hard_corejoeboy

I say the challenge is on sexy_gt!

Personally on the right twisty track i say the FWD vts would be quicker

Well all depends on the driver. But thats bollocks! Plenty of rwd cars would run rings around a saxo, such as tightish tracks like cadwell!

[Jay_]

Originally Posted by hard_corejoeboy

yawn bored

I think that when I see every single bloody one of your rubbish posts.

[titchster]

Once i've boosted the MX5 (so it's actually a similar pace to the Saxo), i'll let Stew (sexy_gt) take it round Bedford.

Not Cadwell, there's too much stuff to hit, lolz.