Date: Sun, 06 Oct 2002 23:28:44 GMT From: devil <devilnopsamlobal.net> Subject: Re: RWD.
cn wrote: > Does anyone know why saab doesnt switch to Rear Wheel Drive? I like my > saab, but I hate Front wheel drive. I know they have made leaps and > bounds with the new generation 9-3 to fix the torque steer... but if > they want to compete with the likes of BMW, Audi, merc then it seems to > me that RWD would make a big difference. Most people that review cars, > and I would go so far as to say most people prefer rear wheel drive > cars, and rear wheel drive is seen as more luxurious/sporty > > Am I wrong in my assumptions? Yes. Incidentally, Audis are FWD. Volvo switched fairly recently *to* FWD. The RWD traditionalists remain MB and BMW. I wouln't touch an RWD.