Article: FWD vs RWD vs AWD
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Article: FWD vs RWD vs AWD
Comparison between the three systems:
"There is an unending debate going on about the drive systems of the passenger cars. As you already know there are three types of the drive systems: front wheel drive, rear wheel drive and all wheel drive. In this article you can find the answers to common questions such as:
• Why most passenger cars build today have front wheel drive systems?
• Why most of the race cars are made with rear wheel drive layouts?
• If all wheel drive has so many advantages over two wheel drive systems why is it so rare?
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"There is an unending debate going on about the drive systems of the passenger cars. As you already know there are three types of the drive systems: front wheel drive, rear wheel drive and all wheel drive. In this article you can find the answers to common questions such as:
• Why most passenger cars build today have front wheel drive systems?
• Why most of the race cars are made with rear wheel drive layouts?
• If all wheel drive has so many advantages over two wheel drive systems why is it so rare?
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On the other hand racers don’t have time to wait for the front to plow into outside part of the track, therefore they prefer over steer (the back of the vehicle breaking loose).
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Originally Posted by yourmama
You've never been out on a real race track, have you? I have. You would be amazed at how a fwd car can be set up to handle. On the race track, a fwd car can offer a lot of advantage over a rear wheel drive car when it comes to hard acceleration coming out of a corner.
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Originally Posted by yourmama
It's such a pity that no 1920 Mini Coopers have survived. They would make such attractive museum pieces. Those Minis were so many decades ahead of their own time.
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Originally Posted by ivperformance
from what i know formula 1 is RWD and they are the ultimate race track cars.
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From this we can see why rear wheel drive cars have shorter overhangs, which leads to easier maneuvering in tight conditions, like on a parking lot.
And how does the current BMW Mini fit into this theory? It's got one huge overhang front and rear, right?
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Originally Posted by yourmama
Oh? You mean you are speculating about the drivetrain layout of Formula 1 cars? You don't know for sure?
now, this is small or large overhang?
i smell bullshit
Last edited by ivperformance; Mar 23, 2005 at 03:37 PM.