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Old Mar 1, 2004 | 10:04 PM
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I'm not trying to insult anybody or anything, but personaly I have a hard time with the fact that the terms FWD and "Sports Car" have ever become related. Mind you, RWD cars depending on their make sure aren't perfect but RWD is the ticket for racing and high horsepower applications. I don't understand why sport compact cars have not gone with RWD and continue to push the biggest contradiction in automotive history when it comes to racing/agressive driving: putting the traction wheels on the end of the car that lifts under acceleration. The only things I like FWD for are in the rain and in the snow if it is an all season vehicle because in those cases the handling is better.

I get what you're saying. I'll agree RWD is certainly superior for drag racing at least, and most of the exotics few of us can afford are RWD, too. I've had both RWD & FWD, and FWD is definately more of a handful. My old school/low tech. Ford with 270+? H.P., just needed a little rubber out back, and it was good to go at launch.