Rear Wheel Drive- WHY?!
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Rear Wheel Drive- WHY?!
so i have come to notice a lot of the more top of the line cars tend to have rear wheel drive. well atleast most lexuses, bmws, and mercedes' have rear wheel drive. however, why would they put rear wheel drive into most of their cars? like why would they choose it over front wheel drive or even better yet, over all wheel drive? the only reasons i could think of on my own is if someones interested in getting a little drift in their drive and so that they could feel the power more coming from the engine. i was just wondering about this because i live in chicago and a rear wheel drive car kinda sucks to own during the winter season cuz if a really bad snowstorm comes by, your car isnt gonna get you anywhere. ive just been looking into getting a new car and a lot of the cars that i picked out had rwd. this is kind of a more general automotive question. im not a complete idiot about cars but i definitely dont know everything there is to know. sooo any help on this one would really help out
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dude FWD is economy, for 2 reasons
1 - FWD make better use of the power provided to them, less drivetrain loss
2 - FWD uses a more compact setup therefore Lighter = better gas mileage
1 - FWD make better use of the power provided to them, less drivetrain loss
2 - FWD uses a more compact setup therefore Lighter = better gas mileage
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rear_wheel_drive and follow the links for more.
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that is when you abuse it or you don't know how to drive a AWD car.
FWD= understeer, cheap, you dont need a long drive shaft go to the back.
RWD=oversteer. good handling, power put out, drifto.
AWD=good handling, VERY good traction, that is why good in snow, rain, dirt.
when people who don't know how to drive AWD cars they might drive it like RWD or FWD. the quick and easy way to make your tranny explode is launch you AWD the wrong way. if you launch it like a RWD or FWD car your tranny life is shorter than your tires.
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that is when you abuse it or you don't know how to drive a AWD car.
FWD= understeer, cheap, you dont need a long drive shaft go to the back.
RWD=oversteer. good handling, power put out, drifto.
AWD=good handling, VERY good traction, that is why good in snow, rain, dirt.
when people who don't know how to drive AWD cars they might drive it like RWD or FWD. the quick and easy way to make your tranny explode is launch you AWD the wrong way. if you launch it like a RWD or FWD car your tranny life is shorter than your tires.
FWD= understeer, cheap, you dont need a long drive shaft go to the back.
RWD=oversteer. good handling, power put out, drifto.
AWD=good handling, VERY good traction, that is why good in snow, rain, dirt.
when people who don't know how to drive AWD cars they might drive it like RWD or FWD. the quick and easy way to make your tranny explode is launch you AWD the wrong way. if you launch it like a RWD or FWD car your tranny life is shorter than your tires.
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... FWD does not make better use. Its sharing the axle with the steering causing more drivetrain loss.
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I have been driving my 8 this winter because school saw to it that i couldn't afford a new car lol. Althought it sucks driving it in the snow, i still like the fact that its rwd. I dont think i need to list the benefits of rwd. Google and all the other rotor heads is gonna rescue you on that one.
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so i have come to notice a lot of the more top of the line cars tend to have rear wheel drive. well atleast most lexuses, bmws, and mercedes' have rear wheel drive. however, why would they put rear wheel drive into most of their cars? like why would they choose it over front wheel drive
i was just wondering about this because i live in chicago and a rear wheel drive car kinda sucks to own during the winter season cuz if a really bad snowstorm comes by, your car isnt gonna get you anywhere.