mgs
[Top] [All Lists]

Re: FWD vs RWD

To: mgs@Autox.Team.Net
Subject: Re: FWD vs RWD
From: Keith Wheeler <keithw@sand.net>
Date: Thu, 17 Sep 1998 16:57:46 -0700
ENRIQUE CLAURE <span@datacom-bo.net> wrote:

Enrique,

Out corner you where?  At Laguna Seca or in some street playing?
These are *worlds* apart.  My answer was to someone saying something
about "real race cars" all being FWD, and I was explaining the
physics of it.  Bring your Infiniti to an autocross and see 
what can outcorner what.

Competition and "fast" street playing are not the same things.

Anecdotal evidence is just that.

-Keith Wheeler
Team Sanctuary                          http://www.teamsanctuary.com/ 

>I own three RWD cars and they are lotso fun to drive. Putting down FWD is
>not a smart thing now days because of some major developments in that area.
>My daily drive is an infiniti I30T with active suspension, 210HP engine and
>FWD. I have yet to find the car that will out run or out corner me. I think
>a european BMW M3 will probably beat my car but thats about 15K more money.
>My car could not be more fun to drive but its pretty expensive. If you
>compare any RWD car with a honda civic or toyota corolla or what have you,
>then the RWD benefits will be shamefully obvious.  I think you just have to
>know what type of FWD to compare with.  If you ask me RWD is great but FWD
>is here to stay.




<Prev in Thread] Current Thread [Next in Thread>