I think the whole fwd vs. rwd vs. awd is irrelevent these days.
Supposedly, FWD is better for economical reasons. less parts to maintain, less moving parts means less drivetrain loss, easier to control ect.
RWD is better for power transition off the line, easier to corner cause the stress isnt just on the front tires, they do suffer more drivetrain loss then FWD though.
AWD best for off road, high cornering, high rev line launch but they die on the highways cause of drivetrain loss and such.
But like I said thats less true as every day goes by. The Bugati Veyron is capable of 253 MPH stock and its AWD....where the heck is the drivetrain loss? Skylines kill Hayabusas on a highway roll so again...wheres the parasitic loss?
You got FWD cars like the grand am series Cobalt SS killing Evos and STIs and Skylines at time attack challenges. You got civics owning Ferraries at the road course, Golf and Jettas killing Porsches and Lambos around a race track.
and you got RWD cars like my GTO running the same times around a Lotus race track as an STI.
These days its all about what the engineers invision and how the car gets developed. the drivetrain is more of a nostalgic thing I think, some people are die hard fans of RWD, some would rather FWD.
I cant tell you this much Ive driven every drivetrain there is including MR and when it comes time to get my wife her next car I'll be pushing for a FWD. Its safer all around, really hard to loose control in and I rather her understearing around a corner and climbing a curve then overstearing and flipping or something.
you ever seen police chase videos, the FWD cars are really hard to pit, even harder then the AWD ones!
