Date: Tue, 11 May 2004 22:25:03 -0400 From: "Somebody" <somebodynospamam.russdoucet.com> Subject: Re: Cost of repair Audi BMW Saab...(still crossposting)
"-Bob-" <uctraingNOSPAMnospamanet.com> wrote in message news:l4v2a05mn8v0viiu35ri5m805r19bd7rm9nospamcom... > On Tue, 11 May 2004 23:57:11 GMT, Bill Bradley > <senator2nospamAMearthlink.net> wrote: > > > If FWD slips you can't steer either, it's just that most FWD cars have > >a front weight bias (due to having the engine, transmission, and other > >such bits up front) so you have more traction all other things being equal. > > > > The point exactly - and the reason FWD has an advantage over RWD (in > general, you can always find exceptions). Most FWD cars have less than > optimal weight distribution with a front bias. This is a feature in > the snow (probably for acceleration too as it helps fight the FWD > front end lift issue). > > Give me a RWD car for *limit* handling. Give me a FWD car for snow. Or a viscous AWD car for both. ;-) -Russ. '88 iX
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