Both my Olds ('77 Regency 403ci), and my Supra were better in the snow than my civic is (but then, I've done a lot of non-snowfriendly mods to the civic). Really the only performance scenario in which fwd would have a slight advantage over front engine rear drive would be at highway speeds (too high to break loose), where the more efficient powertrain loses less torque by not having a big driveshaft to propell. Of course given equal weight and whp, there is no advantage. I always think the fwd/rwd argument is kinda silly... there is no argument really.