Date: Sun, 14 Oct 2001 20:52:30 GMT From: dizz <dizzNOnopsampro-ns.net> Subject: Re: Toyauto vs Slaab : bottom line
On 13 Oct 2001 17:05:29 -0700, johsnopsamanytime.co.uk (Johannes H Andersen) wrote: >> Umm... This is WRONG. The weight being over the drive wheels helps >> in very sloppery conditions, yes. However, when traction is good, >> rear-drive cars have BETTER traction, as acceleration results in a >> transfer of weight to the back of the car. >> > >Yes, I knew someone would mention the dynamic weight transfer. >However, have you noticed that in FWD cars, the transverse engine >is almost allways positioned in front of the front wheels, the front >wheels are moved slightly back compared to a typical RWD car, this >helps keeping the front down under acceleration. Of course, this pushing-foward of the engine ends-up making an inherantly front-heavy design even MORE front-heavy. But they MUST do this to get any kind of traction, and obviously it's still not anywhere near as good as rear-drive is. It's an inferior design.