just curious, why do they make some cars back wheel drive.

is it not more dangerous? like.. if u take a corner and accelerate a bit too hard the car could spin out of control?

explain..

*Rear Wheel Drive

Better fix that or you're gonna get flamed by every car enthusiast.

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in theory it will handle better as 1 set of wheels are doing the steering and 1 set of wheels are puting the power from the engine down to the road

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rear wheel drive handles alot better than front whell drive,plus if you start to slide, it is easier to correct *or make it go straight* with rear wheel drive because you can make the tail slide whichever way you want to, while in front wheel drive, you will just slide and slide.

so for better handeling and more fun!!! get rear wheel drive

now in snow, rear wheel drive is a nightmare! so go with all wheel drive or front wheel drive

rear wheel drive is teh suck in the winter because the engine's in the front, so if you have front wheel drive there's more weight on the wheels - more traction.

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Originally posted by TeKnoHe@d2025 *Rear Wheel Drive Better fix that or you're gonna get flamed by every car enthusiast.

i think he typed it wrong cause hes on Antibiotics

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Originally posted by whiskers rear wheel drive is teh suck in the winter because the engine's in the front, so if you have front wheel drive there's more weight on the wheels - more traction.

Yep, people usually put cement blocks or something like that in the back to add weight and get more traction.

In the old days all vehicles were rear wheel drive for one simple reason.

It is a much much easier setup to design, build, and maintain. You can put the engine, tansmission, and differential all in a line instead of having to pack them into a tight space. You also do not need to have universal joints to transfer power to a whell that will be changing the angle it is in relation to the axle as in a front wheel drive or 4 wheel drive vehicle.

It is also useful for trucks because you want your payload weight above the drive wheels where the systme will work most efficiently.

Sports cars tend to be rear wheel drive not because of handling characteristics, they are made that way because you gain more flexibility in gearing both in the transmission and the differential.

It is much much cheaper to build a vehicle where the drive wheels and steering wheels are separate.

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oh, its all about old muscle cars!!! my bro just finished restoring his 1969 Pontiac GTO, 400 ci V8, rear-wheel drive is the only way in this beauty....that engine would destroy front-wheel drive!
i love this car....it blows almost everything off the road.

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If you think of it in terms of a shopping cart it's a bit easier to understand. What way would you have more control of the cart? By pushing the cart on the bar from the back with one finger, or from pulling the cart in the front with one finger? It wants to follow.

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Originally posted by UglyDave just curious, why do they make some cars back wheel drive. is it not more dangerous? like.. if u take a corner and accelerate a bit too hard the car could spin out of control? explain..

rear wheel drive is a lot easier to take corners with if you know how. you can slide on purpose so that you don't have to slow down nearly as much. this is impossible with front wheel drive.

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Originally posted by Dopey rear wheel drive is a lot easier to take corners with if you know how. you can slide on purpose so that you don't have to slow down nearly as much. this is impossible with front wheel drive.

It's called drifting, and yes, it is a superior method of taking corners, which for all intents and purposes is impossible to achieve with front wheel drive.

Rear wheel drive actually is the best drivetrain setup you can have for racing.
Rear wheel drive has the best handling characteristics for "racing",and most importantly minimal drivetrain loss and weight(compared to AWD). FWD theoretically has better (as in less) drivetrain loss, and weighs even less than a RWD transmission (but in practice, due to the fact nobody makes FWD performance vehicles, this is never achieved), but it's a moot point really because the weight is not only in the wrong spot, FWD transmissions suck for handling.

Translation: Since you're not going to be drifting through corners, it doesn't matter if your cars rwd or not, and most "regular drivers" (myself included) find FWD to be superior in low traction conditions (i.e. snow, ice, rain, whatever.) in the respect that it's a lot more forgiving to the driver. By no means does that make it better though...

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