RWD?

Matt82 said:
if you look on pistonheads there are absolutely loads of them for sale

i wonder how many they actually made?
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Not sure how many JDM ones were made (prob a lot as they had a non-turbo version) but I do know the were only ever 623 UKDM versions made. Hence why the UKDM ones cost so much for their age as they are the rarest and highest spec'd version of the car.
 
spaz said:
Both have their advantages and disadvantages, if a cars good, a cars good, doesn't matter which wheels are driven. Tail out cornering is in but so's nailing a tight corner with an aggressive LSD at the earliest opportunity and being catapulted out of it.
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Limited slip dif, right?

Explain this catapult thing please, sounds fun?
 
ci_newman said:
Don't be fooled into thinking RWD is always better than FWD. The BTCC championship is a great example of this, as is the Honda Type-R range.
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Have you considered that the reason FWD cars are competetive in the BTCC is because the rules are written to equalise the performance between FWD and RWD?
 
PMKeates said:
RWD is just much nicer to drive. I've driven RWD since I was 19, and whenever I'm back in a FWD car the sensation of the steering being tugged all over the place by the drive is horrible.
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I get this in the rover, especially in the damp it is utterly rubbish.

I'm too much of a girl to turn the traction control off, so can't really comment on the differences that much.
 
godinman said:
I get this in the rover, especially in the damp it is utterly rubbish.
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I've found it in every FWD I've ever driven. Under light loads it's hard to detect, but try to get a move on and it's a really nasty sensation. Driving RWD is very smooth unless you have serious power and poor traction.
 
A BMW type "sports car" (335 eg) is very different to drive than something like a TVR Griffith 500. Same for cars like the Porsche Boxster and 911 they are very different cars to drive.

From my experience it all completely depends on the car. RWD family type cars are generally setup to be very tame and not to be confused with what are consider proper sports cars.
 
Im sticking to FWD. I know im no Gibbo if it goes for driving skills. So i would have finished off at least one RWD car.
I would like to try Nissan S14 or S15 tho. I dont want RX7 anymore cos once they start to go wrong it costs **** loads to fix. Supra Is dream car. But after i seen boot size in NathWraiths i can ask WHAT BOOT ?? Could not fit beers and snacks in there :/
I stick with my ITR and keep spending money on mods and repairs heh.

TLTR i say FWD :P
 
pcoltrane said:
Have you considered that the reason FWD cars are competetive in the BTCC is because the rules are written to equalise the performance between FWD and RWD?
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Also AWD > RWD > FWD. The modern example is the GTR for it's weight and size. It makes a mockery of bespoke RWD sports cars. Also AWD dominated touring cars. In BTCC the Audi A4 was so fast it was given a weight penalty and eventually the quattro was banned for the next season. The original Skyline GTR was also the same in the competitions that it entered.
 
Matt82 said:
for the 2000 millionth time, fast does not equal fun
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I agree with this!

My car is isn't fast off the mark by any means but it does provide lots of fun when poked :p

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Doesn't mean I don't want more power though :D
 
Up to about 150bhp I can't say one is better than another.

Above that FWD is easier to drive faster as a mistake just leads to understeer, unless you are cack handed it is unlikely to oversteer.

RWD more rewarding possibly, but depends on the car as said above.


In the wet utes are a handful when empty, combination of no weight over the rear axle, lots of diesel torks all at once and quite thin hardwearing tyres! Lack of rain means the roads go very greasy, so when it does rain there are loads of accidents.
 
I feel that you can hoon about a bit more in fwd whereas you have to respect rwd more, especially in rain and snow.

Let's face it we live in the UK and it rains 3 days out of every 5.

Not had too many moments in my Mr2 but I did go a bit sideways on a roundabout in the wet. Scary. I drive gingerly and perhaps overly carefully in the wet.
 
I've only ever binned one car, it was fwd ans I binned it because I drove like a hamfisted eejit.

Been backwards once in several years of owning mr2's, most likely driver error. Had asc cut in after hitting a rather large unexpected bump in the road in the rain whilst pressing on, in an e36 of all things too - that should have ended up ok regardless but lets face it, driving anything be it fwd, awd or rwd and trying hard enough you can stick it in a hedge.

If you pick your moments to press on I dare say you'll live to tell the tale

Oh I once seen a scooby owner get it all kinds of wrong coming off a roundabout too before overcorrecting for a good 700 yards up the road then finally hitting a barrier and ending up backwards. Had to move the guys car for him, looked like he wasnt feeling so confident after that - sometimes too much grip can be bad if you dont know what happens when you finally hit the limits of adhesion

Everyone should have at least one off - preferrably on track mind you but it wakes you up a bit
 
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