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Originally Posted by tdoggy57
My two previous cars being a Civic hatch and a Prelude, Ive never driven a RWD car before. My step dad really made me think a lot when talking about RWD cars and how dangerous they can be in the rain and snow.
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Sure, I worried too when I bought my first RWD eight years ago, having driven only FWD for the prior decade or two. But i got used to it quickly, and now wonder how I ever did without it.
Lower-torque RWD cars like the RX-8 and FR-S aren't as "touchy" to throttle input as muscle cars or older RWD cars (which likely had big engines too). Keep the revs low in snow especially, and it isn't as likely to slip out on you.
As others said, just don't do anything abrupt when in rain or snow. Easy on and off the throttle, never floor it suddenly or lift off suddenly.
I do wonder a little about the FR-S a little though, as from what I read it's set up to please the drifting crowd and is intentionally easy to get sideways.