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Originally Posted by Turbowned
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*
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FWD are better for:
SAFETY - when its tail comes out, all you have to do is ADD more speed and then slow down
CONTROL and SPEED on a slippery surface (snow, mud, gravel, sand)
EASY to drive
Its takes a lot to make a good hot hatch, Ford ST/RS is iconic (FWD), just as Sierra RS Cosworth was (RWD). Ford knows its shit around the track (minus <30K todays Stang
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