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Originally Posted by JSH
Purpose built race cars don't have ABS and stability control to brake individual corners as needed specifically designed to help novice drivers.
There is more to driving than going around corners. A car with rear axle bias has more braking power in a straight line.
Yes, learning to drive a RWD car properly is different than driving a FWD car properly. People used to know how to drive RWD cars because that is all we had. A few sessions in a snowing parking lot does wonders for learning how to control oversteer and even how to steer with the throttle. I learned to drive in RWD vehicles and I will take oversteer over understeer any day.
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Purpose built race cars aren't built for novice drivers. They're built for professionals. Whether they have stability control or not depends on the rules off each particular race. That also aren't usually driven on snow and ice unless built for that.
Braking in a straight line only works if you have a straight line to brake in. Usually you brake hard because there's an obstacle that your may need to swerve to avoid. Plus o lot of roads where I live are windy mountainous passes with tight switchbacks. It's kind of hard to brake in a straight line going around tight switchbacks.
I wouldnt mind a RWD if it were just for myself. But that doesn't mean I'm getting a car that can do 0-60mph in less than 3 seconds for my teenagers nor do I think my wife would be able to get around as well putting around town in the snow in a vehicle that can't steer the drive wheels.