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Originally Posted by Rapid_Roo
I've owned a GS-R and driven a MSP. I loved them both. There is something very special about a car that will go where you point it.
and if you've never driven a FWD to the point of a 4 wheel drift, then you haven't driven one fast enough.
there aint nothing wrong with FWD. it all comes to a matter of preference and fashion.
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Not really.
Those cars are exceptionally well enginered, but they are overcoming a technical limitiation.
I belive from an engineering stand point the potential for speed goes something like this:
mid engine - AWD
rear engine - AWD
front engien - AWD
mid engine - RWD
rear engine - RWD
front -RWD
front - FWD
Frontwheel drive shifts too much weight off the wheels when accelerating and too much onto the front when braking. Needs more traction to have the same ability to corner and accelerate.
That said a well enginered FWD car (ITR, B13 SE-R, MS protegee) can absolutely own on a poorly engineered RWD (80s stang).