Date: Mon, 24 Jun 2002 09:48:27 -0400 From: KeithG <noonenopsamspring.com> Subject: Re: 4 wheel drive
Similarly, I trust American drivers more in a fwd car as opposed to a rwd car. It has more benign handling. If you go too fast, you WILL hit whatever is in front of you. In controlled and track situations, rwd is always faster and more controllable even in low friction conditions. The problem is that when you are simultaneously drinking your coffee, talking on the cell phone and checking on your children in the back seat, fwd or awd is usually the best selection for such drivers. This is why most autos are calibrated for terminal understeer. KeithG Henrik B. wrote: > Paul Hudson wrote: > > >>Not necessarily. I'd like a 4WD Saab - I've got a 9000, and >>since I live in the UK, snow's not the problem. However, there >>have been numerous times I'd have liked a bit more traction - >>pulling away in a hurry when turning right (left, to you >>Americans :-)) in the wet often leaves the front wheels >>scrabbling for grip. > > > This is what traction control is there for! Beside that, having a RWD car > with the torque that a Saab has (turbo), will make the RWD car spin too.... > > Cheers! > >
