Can a Front wheel drive car drift just as good as Rear wheel Drive cars?
397549
no, the whole point of "drifting" is to set up your suspension for oversteer, and then controling the drift with the throttle not the steering wheel. when you think about your already asking the front whhels on FWD car to; stop, go, and handle cornering. with more power to the front wheels, when you accelerate out of a corner a FWD car will just understeer A LOT.
781322
manual transmission. i love to drive stick. cup holders rock, too.
737507
Oh man, I really hope that's not true. I drive an old '92, 2 door Toyota Tercel. It used to be red, but it's faded to a horrible pinkish colour, except for the front fender and drivers door, which are bright red from when someone backed into my car. The fenders over the tire wells are sanded down, b/c they were rusted, and now they're sprayed white, and have been that way for months. It chug-a-lugs its way up hills going about 30km/h, and frequently stalls, and sometimes refuses to shift into reverse, which is quite annoying. So I guess that would make me a run down, hunk of junk that has to stop and sit down every few km. Greaaaat. I feel so much better about myself now. lol.
149326
yes, it can be driven. your check engine light is on....which means the vehicle has identified a problem with the emissions system and has gone into "limp" mode (all pre-set values) and will run and act poorly until repaired and the light re-set...
932305
To those that say "No", I challenge them to drive one race, preferably on one of those really hot days on the really fast tracks.  If they can keep out of the wall for more than 10 laps, I'll be amazed.\n\nYou don't realize the forces that are in play in those cars.  I did a ridealong at TMS at 160 miles per hour (which isn't as fast as race speeds) and was amazed at the G forces on the turns.  To do that for 3 hours at speed with only occasional breaks... yes, it takes quite a bit of physical ability and skill.
28797
You'll get a better answer on a Subaru forum than here, but at least keep in mind that heavier wheels degrade both performance and ride.
158872
The shape of the car is not the only factor in how fast it goes. However it is one of the most important factors in driving fast and doing it with some relative safety. The word you are looking for is aerodynamics. Aerodynamics is how well air moves over and around the car. Aerodynamics also holds the car to the ground creating what is called down force. Cars can be shaped to give more or less down force to any givin side of a car. The Saleen S7 is said to be able to be drive upside down at 160 mph and still have all 4 wheels on the ceiling.
753244
Think of the wheels as spinning masses or revolving weights, in fact gyroscopes. \nEach wants to turn left or right while spinning but is constrained by it's axis,\nHowever both drift overtime.\nNow add another pair further back and wider apart, and this pair are not on the same line of travel.\nWith four wheels all wanting to drift the resultant direction becomes a straighter line.
247565
YES, BUT IT ALSO DEPEND'S ON YOUR SHIFTING RANGE OF THE REAR GEAR'S, TRANSMISSION, AND SHIFTING LIMIT'S OF THE CAR'S ENGINE.\n\nYOU CAN SHIFT AT THOSE RPM'S., BUT YOU MIGHT RUN THE RISK OF BLOWING A SEAL, OR GEAR, OR MAYBE EVEN YOUR TRANNIE AS WELL, ESPECIALLY IF THE GEAR'S OD THE UBOVE MENTIONED ARE NOT SUITED FOR THOSE KIND'S OF SHIFTING CHANGE'S THAT  YOU MIGHT WANT TO TRY.\n\nALSO, YOU MIGHT WANT TO CHECK YOUR DRIVETRAIN AS WELL TO SEE IF YOU NEED NEW BUSHING'S FOR THOSE KIND'S OF SPEED'S AND POWER RANGES.
1184449
It does not matter how many seconds your car moves in first gear, after that it should be 60 miles/hour and the feets you do the math by yourself. GOT IT???DUHHH
266194
Deffinately an epinion question. I believe both are extremely reliable. I have owned both and both (well an Acura, same thing almost) have been flawless. Either way you are going to get a high quality car.
171620
They WILL affect your car..that is, if you manage to fit 285/50 x 20" on a merc E. The ABS will not engage properly, nor will the traction control, if u have any. U'll burn away the clutch faster as u start-off, u'll wear-off the brakes in no time as u try to stop the 20s from spinning. There's also the added weight. More than that, since all mercs are RWD, u should think about fitting different tires with different widths for the front and rear axles (ie wider at the rear axle). Good Luck anyways!
162253
When you turn a sharp corner in your car (say going around and round a circle) the rear wheels must travel "different" distances.  The inner wheel is on a smaller circle than the outer wheel.  If both wheels were connected to a fixed axle and were locked to rotate together, one or both wheels would have to slip on the pavement to make up for the different lengths in their paths.  This would increase tire wear and affect handling and braking.\n\nThe differential gear system allows the two wheels to move at different rotary speeds while both still receive power from the engine through the drive shaft.  See the link for details and a good illustration.  BTW, this is not a problem for the front wheels which are used for steering because they rotate independently and are not driven by a fixed axle and drive shaft (except in front-wheel drive!).
253232
have had one for 2 months(the third imprezza i have had) and it is a great fun car to drive on the road, interior is a bit cheap but performance and handling excellent.will soon be stripping it for rallying though and that is where it really wins out
977586
handling would go to the 240sx, its RWD and lite. How many FWD cars are known for good handling COMPARED to RWD. Speed is up to you depends on what you do or want, fwd = understeer/ tourqsteer= lame. Comfort well i dont know. I'm biased towards RWD...
292726
4wd is where the front and back wheels have traction.  All the wheels have motion, not just roiling from the force of the vehicle.\n2wd is only one set of wheels having traction.  One set of wheels move the vehicle and the other set just rolls, no force behind them.  Mostly the back wheels.  There are some cars that have front wheel drive.
109281
If I am not mistaken, 1987 is going to be the last year for the rear wheel drive style of that car. So I imagine that the '87 front clip will bolt on, OR the Buick Regal/GN or the Olds Cutlass Supreme frontend will bolt right up (same body designation).\n\nAnything 1988 and up with those names were/are front wheel drive, and a completely different body style and design. Unless you are really good with welding and bondo, I wouldn't try it.