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Well I think that... they are both good. A front engine AWD car driven spiritedly over twisty back roads takes a handful of different skills compared to a mid engine RWD car. The FT-86 as AWD would behave similar to RWD due to weight distribution. The only absolute benefit it would have of AWD would be for crazy high HP situations, or the few who drive this type of car in cold/wet climates.
An AWD FT-86 equipped with snows in the winter could be ferociously fast and fun, but it would take an extra handful of skill to compensate for the lack of weight and therefor grip over the front axle on slower maneuvers. The weight imbalance is what gives Subaru's their unmatched grip in harsh conditions, much like the superior grip a 911 has under acceleration on dry tarmac.
Want to try mid AWD for yourself? Check out the McRae R4 in the game Dirt, which you will have to manually set up its settings for tarmac.
So in case Toyota is reading, here is what I want to see: just like the AWD Celica, the FT-86 needs a motorsport only AWD version, all the trimmings, gutted with quick rack and the like. I would absolutely love to have one of those in my garage.
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