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Originally Posted by kevinthenerd
Ok, radial tires, hydraulic suspension, interesting shapes, and disc brakes are good things, but I'm not so sure I like the idea that everything these days is FWD. While FWD is good in poor traction situations, the whole concept has ruined the modern idea of a performance automobile. Companies are finding out that the general public doesn't know a high performance car from a whole in the ground, and they can get away with badging cheaper FWD cars as sports cars. While some are fun (and quick), a well-designed RWD car will kill them when the roads aren't wet. (Remember when you could get a Nova and drop a naturally aspirated small block in it and, with enough tuning, rule the streets? It takes a lot more money to do the same thing with today's cars.) It seems the average buyer has no concept of weight transfer and balancing and everything else that really matters. Instead, they follow brand loyalities and the boasting of their affluent peers.
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See, the thing is, in the world outside America, what matters is making your car go around a corner. This is doable with both FWD and RWD, but it's easier and cheaper for the maker to do an FWD one, then tighten it up, set up the chassis for good handling etc (Case in point, VW Golf GTi, Honda Integra Type R, Peugeots GTi/RC/S16 cars).