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Old 09-24-2010, 03:33 PM   #12 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by AeroModder View Post
Torque steer, understeer, nose-heavy, crowded engine bay, faster front tire wear, limited power/acceleration traction...
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Originally Posted by comptiger5000 View Post
Aeromodder's got it. The torque steer doesn't bother me, but being nose-heavy and tending towards understeer are major issues. I hate understeer, and I tend to push cars a bit in the corners, as it helps me avoid slowing down on the backroads. Even driven gently, FWD cars have worse tire wear (unbalanced front to rear) than RWD cars.

Plus, IMO, FWD sucks in the snow. Yeah, it's a little harder to get stuck, but it's nowhere near as pleasant as far as handling when you're moving.

A RWD converted 2 door Accord with a stick and some aero mods would be perfect.
Spoken like true 'mericans... Just kidding...

The thing though, you only know what you are used too..

A well setup FWD car will easily beat any RWD car for neutral handling in corners... And again, well setup, the tire wear is only slightly biased, not more than what can be ecpected from a car that both steers and powers with the same pair of wheels...

As for handling in snow... I'll take a FWD car any time... Unless I can have AWD that is...
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