Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1998 17:26:48 GMT From: njahnopsamejanews.com Subject: Re: 9-5 V6 is here!!
In article <36760C9B.BAF5C9CCnopsamnet.cz>, totalnopsamnet.cz wrote: > > Justin VanAbrahams wrote: > > > The FWD alone is a massive limitation on being able to even use > > 320hp... my SHO with a measly 220hp sometimes has trouble > > hooking up. > > IMO the FWD has one huge advantage: transfer of power to the > wheels and to the road is better, simply because of higher weight > on front of the car. Even if BMW has more hp, it cannot be really > faster at 0-60 times on a slippery road with its RWD, because it > simply cannot transfer all its power to the road. You are clearly out of your depth here! There are only 2 performance advantages to front wheel drive; 1) The car may weigh less due to loss of the prop shaft to the rear of car. 2) A slightly lower loss of power through the transmission. The disadvantages are numerous and is why all serious sports cars are rear wheel drive (the only excemption being newer Lotus elan). > Different question is drivability at high speeds (which is better > for RWD -- I owned Volvo S90 and MB 280, both being RWD cars and > more comfortable and stable on highway, anyway still being > inferior to V70R AWD with 4x4 -- this was the best), but this FWD > limitation can be cured by different electronical assistance systems > (like DSTC and STC on S80, ASR and ETC on MB, etc.). These systems do not cure the problem, they simply limit the power you are putting into the wheels. > FWD vs. RWD is also better in snow (again, both are inferior to AWD). > > Radek > > -----------== Posted via Deja News, The Discussion Network ==---------- http://www.dejanews.com/ Search, Read, Discuss, or Start Your Own