Originally Posted by
nvr2fast
I think you miss something here... AWD is much easier to get good times out of.
Now, I'm not talking about some pro racer... I'm talking about the average joe who does some street racing and perhaps the occassional track driving.
You are absolutely correct, I was thinking the same thing in the shower this morning, I should have put that here.
For the average driver, AWD or FWD is best, and RWD is worst, especially since it is human nature to turn the wheel in the direction of the oversteer when you are oversteering. This causes you to spin out. You have to turn the wheel in the opposite direction, but only a certain amount, too much and you spin.
It certainly isn't easy.
However, if you can control a RWD car (I've never owned one, my next car will be) you will indeed dominate a AWD car, but it takes a lot of energy and thinking, whereas a AWD car wouldn't take a much, if you begin to understeer, apply brakes, and go.
Originally Posted by
A 2000 SS in Jersey
At low speed I would think AWD would be better potentially??
On dry roads, AWD offers very little advantage over RWD during initial acceleration, where most of the wieght shifts to the rear, so having the front wheels pulling isn't that much more advantageous, but ever bit does help. This is most likely than offset by the drivetrain loss and extra wieght of an AWD system.
The best part about AWD is the traction for acceleration, so that's why it is so good off road, if one wheel slips, the others back it up. AWD can accelerate better in snow or mud, but one common misconception is it handles better in snow, which is often not the case, or that it helps braking in snow, which is never the case.
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