Discussion
I'm not sure there is a divide on drive layout or fuel type
I think it's fairly universally accepted that rwd is better than fwd, and that petrol is better than diesel
There are a few outliers out there who honestly prefer the 'wrong' one, and ones who act like would rather die than drive one, but most people given free choice with out having factor in anything like cost would have the same preferences.
I think it's fairly universally accepted that rwd is better than fwd, and that petrol is better than diesel
There are a few outliers out there who honestly prefer the 'wrong' one, and ones who act like would rather die than drive one, but most people given free choice with out having factor in anything like cost would have the same preferences.
I like all the layouts. But for different purposes and uses.
Fwd is however the most annoying of the three. Or maybe frustrating is a better word.
AWD/4wd is arguably the best and most fun. But can feel a little safe on dry tarmac. Rwd probably the most lairy.... especially on public roads where you really can't exploit AWD.
But the rwd you can't do things like this either
Fwd is however the most annoying of the three. Or maybe frustrating is a better word.
AWD/4wd is arguably the best and most fun. But can feel a little safe on dry tarmac. Rwd probably the most lairy.... especially on public roads where you really can't exploit AWD.
But the rwd you can't do things like this either
I feel more comfortable flying round a track in a FWD car, constantly worried the back will step out on something RWD. I enjoy driving pretty much as fast as i can, not just quickily, so a slide would likely mean a crash. Anything which will lower the chance of that happening the better.
If i had time to develop the skill to properly drive a powerful RWD car, I'm sure I'd prefer that. But for now, it's hard to beat a hot hatch.
If i had time to develop the skill to properly drive a powerful RWD car, I'm sure I'd prefer that. But for now, it's hard to beat a hot hatch.
It depends I have driven FWD, RWD and some AWD (not 4WD).
Honestly for me personally I prefer RWD based on my experiences, most of the halfway house AWD cars (not proper "4WD") for example using haldex and variants there of I have walked away from saying absolutely "crap", purely because for most of the time they are simply FWD in a majority for most of their life being bastardised in the sake of marketing to be "safer" and in the UK probably on Summer tyres so when it snows their "4WD" should get them everywhere and most of the time delivers no difference at all), very few start with a RWD bias.
So why RWD for both of mine - to be honest I like the "feeling" that you get from RWD platform, yes I am a lot slower in some conditions than a FWD could be, but equally it means that when the conditions are less than ideal I tend to drive more slowly and give a greater allowance for the prevailing conditions (as well as actually fitting the correct tyre!)
To note one of mine has only ABS, so I know what it feels like to be pretty much alone, the other one has just about every electric item to bring everything back in to line.
Honestly for me personally I prefer RWD based on my experiences, most of the halfway house AWD cars (not proper "4WD") for example using haldex and variants there of I have walked away from saying absolutely "crap", purely because for most of the time they are simply FWD in a majority for most of their life being bastardised in the sake of marketing to be "safer" and in the UK probably on Summer tyres so when it snows their "4WD" should get them everywhere and most of the time delivers no difference at all), very few start with a RWD bias.
So why RWD for both of mine - to be honest I like the "feeling" that you get from RWD platform, yes I am a lot slower in some conditions than a FWD could be, but equally it means that when the conditions are less than ideal I tend to drive more slowly and give a greater allowance for the prevailing conditions (as well as actually fitting the correct tyre!)
To note one of mine has only ABS, so I know what it feels like to be pretty much alone, the other one has just about every electric item to bring everything back in to line.
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