Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1998 08:15:39 +0100 From: Radek =?iso-8859-2?Q?Hul=E1n?= <totalnopsamnet.cz> Subject: Re: 9-5 V6 is here!!
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. 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.). FWD vs. RWD is also better in snow (again, both are inferior to AWD). Radek