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Just to stir the pot some more, I'll quote an excerpt from one of my favorite motorsport books: Winning: A Race Driver's Handbook, by George A. Anderson:

"I will not be telling you anything about front-drive cars. There are two reasons for this. First, I do not have any competition experience in such cars. Second, front-wheel-drive is a totally inappropriate configuration for a car that is to be driven fast.

Front drive cars have been popularized for three reasons: they are cheap and easy to manufacture, they are inherently lighter weight than rear-wheel-drive cars (hence, better fuel economy) and they feature huge understeer in almost any situation, which is preferred in cars designed for low-performance, untrained drivers.

(None of the above is intended to demean those who race front-drive cars. To me, racing one of these cars is a little like choosing to compete in a three-legged sack race. You can have a lot of fun, but it is not the configuration for maximum performance"



*Flame suit on*