why is fwd bad for racing?
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ACP: “Historically, front-drive cars had a reputation for not driving well, not being great performance driving cars. They're front-heavy, the front tires tend to get over-taxed because you're asking them to do two things at once. The whole challenge of a front-wheel drive car is the tire's friction circle.
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A Front Engine FWD car will have a transaxle. ... Having the engine on the same side as the driven axle can increase gas efficiency and help increase grip to those wheels under "normal" circumstances but it also biases a lot of weight onto one side of the car.
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Simply put, RWD trucks don't accelerate well on snowy or icy roads. This means you have a higher risk of losing control of the rear of the vehicle—sliding off the road or fishtailing into an object.
525887
Naturally all major rally cars are 4WD nowadays. Not so long ago FIA forced all manufacturers to produce 2500 cars in order to get the necessary homologation so that they could race in the World Rally Championship. This enabled people like myself to get our hands on some of these very special homologation cars.
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Tires make more difference than the car most of the time. ... The GTI is pretty good in the snow, but FWD with snow tires and using your brain is going to be good in snow no matter what car. I will say the Detroit wheels seem to gobble up snow and start the car shaking and humping though.
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The only thing that's stopping front-wheel drive from being fun-wheel drive is your own prejudices, and probably a lack of experience. ... Fun cars are fun no matter the drivetrain layout, but not all FWD cars are fun. Just like how not all RWD cars are fun.
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All cars regardless of drive, brake more on the front than on the back. It's a result of the fact the center of gravity of the vehicle is above were the tires make contact with the road.
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Also, steering is much easier since the back wheels are providing the power while the front wheels do the work of steering. While drifting is not recommended for most drivers, it is easier to drift with RWD than FWD or 4WD/AWD.
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In all seriousness, poor driveability, no performance gains, very poor gas mileage, cylinder wash. The lope goes away when you touch the pedal because the timing changes. I think it's a silly tune personally, it makes no sense to go out of your way to make your car drive like garbage, but to each to their own.
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If you've ever spent time driving in the snow, then you've probably realized that front- or all-wheel drive is a much better choice for traction than rear-wheel drive (RWD). And if you haven't driven in the snow, you're probably curious why so many people recommend against RWD vehicles.
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They're the best driver's at high speeds on dirt roads, because that's what they're trained to drive on. Their cars are meant to be on those roads too. ... If you put them in a drag car on a rally car track they'll be screwed. They're trained to drive on rally tracks in rally cars, that's what they're the best at.
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Any thing that is nimble and precise is usually fun be it FWD, RWD, or AWD. But if you want to play around with your cars limits it is a lot more fun to play with oversteer than understeer. Steering is totally free from engine/torque influences. Better weight distribution.
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Anyway, you can drift a 4WD, but the power on the front wheels means you can do stuff that a RWD car can't, so you'd have to have a seperate championship for it. We could have FWD drifting too, and all three championships could hate each other for no readily apparent reason.
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Backfiring is bad because it is a fuel ratio malfunction and will result in a loss of power. Sometimes you can really feel the cut out of power for a brief moment. Running the motorcycle too rich or too lean can also cause the internal temperatures of the combustion chamber to get too hot and fry your engine!
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It's a racing space frame with crumble zones. It's very safe in a frontal impact, rear impact, or rollover. Side impact would be very ugly however. FFR needs to do a safety page showing how well these cars stand up to crashes as this is a frequent question.
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YEAH, lower vehicle with firmer suspension is better for preventing motion sickness. All subject to driver style, of course. Quit flinging top-heavy too-soft SUVs around corners!
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For rain and very light snow, 2WD will likely work fine, and for most vehicles, front-wheel drive is the preferred setup. (For performance cars, RWD is preferred, but AWD, if available, can increase traction. ... Keep in mind that both AWD and 4WD systems add considerable weight to a vehicle, compromising fuel economy.