Date: Fri, 12 May 2000 18:04:22 GMT From: "fro" <fronopsamrlog.comm> Subject: Re: fwd vs. rwd
If you don't hit the apex of a corner on three wheels (or close to it) , you aren't "performing" in a fwd car. In my old little Nissan NX in slalom courses I could get the back inside wheel off the ground in heavy braking around a corner. Lots of fun and the fastest way to get around in a fwd car. When I went looking for a replacement for my fwd NX with a hatchback, really there was only a few cars that had what I wanted. And now I have an 86 Saab 900 SPG which is even MORE fun and the handling just kills. Roger Lindell wrote in message <8QWS4.1360$JL6.4376nopsamserver.swip.net>... >Hi, > >The problem with the comparison done on Top Gear is that they compared >a rwd car with stability augmentation to a normal fwd car. One other thing >is that the presenter is pretty fond of driving cars with oversteer. When >she >drove the Alfa through the fluffy toy course it looked like she didn't try >enough, >there wasn't any squeal from the tyres. All in all it looked like a hatchet >job >on fwd cars. Like any car you have to know its limits and in my view a fwd >is much more predictable than rwd, but perhaps not as fun. > >Regards, > >Roger > > >"Paul Panetta" <norsoftnopsam.com.au> wrote in message >news:391b746d.0nopsam.acay.com.au... >> Interesting point. I caught a glimpse of a british car show on telly >(here >> in oz) that compared a BMW 328I and Alfa 156 (fwd) and an Audi A4 Quattro >> (4wd) to show the behaviour of the different drive systems. The biggest >> problem with the Alfa was that if you drove it fast around a bend it would >> understeer with the nose going wide onto the other side of the road (and >> thus running over the fluffy toy they placed there) while the BMW would >> keeps it's nose on line and and with some steering correction could be >> driven through the bend without going over to the other side of the road. >> Most people would look at a demo like this and opt for a rear-wheel drive >> car without looking at the advantages of front-wheel drive. >> >> You own both so you can talk from experience and it is very good to hear >> your opinion. >> I have owned rwd and fwd cars and in normal driving I don't worry too much >> about it. I have noticed with fwd if you put your foot down from start >the >> steering wants to go left or right and same when you hit bumps mid-corner. >> In rwd they seem to slip and slide at the rear on a faster take off >> especially if the road is wet and can have trouble reversing up a hill on >> wet grass. I guess if you go too fast for the conditions you'll have a >> problem no matter what you've got <g>. >> >> Regards ... Paul P. >> >> >> a9203233 <a9203233nopsam.univie.ac.at> wrote in message >> news:8fe4up$1fca$1nopsamunivie.ac.at... >> > I own a Saab 9-3 and a ´BMW 3-series (E30 the last of the good ones) >they >> > can't compare as cars, the beemer 325i is lots of fun. But I live in >> Austria >> > which has road conditons similar to Sweden in winter and hanging your >ass >> > out on a tight bend on a remote road is lots of fun but the fun and ones >> > face pales when the same happens in town with the school bus coming >right >> at >> > you. The saab is far superior to most other cars in bad driving >conditons >> > snow, ice and come to it heavy rain and bad tarmac. You can drive it >> faster >> > and safer over long distances in bad conditions than most other cars. By >> > comparing cars always remember with what in mind they were built. No rwd >> > Saabs wouldn't be better (Mercedes handling don't make me laugh, exept >you >> > want to spend thousands on handling packages and electronic gadgets). >> > Barbara >> > >> > >> >> > >
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