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Originally Posted by Rapid_Roo
for 99% of Drivers, there aint nothing wrong with FWD.
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It's true that there is nothing wrong with FWD for majority of drivers.
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for 100% of drivers on public roads, there aint nothing wrong with FWD.
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Tell that to the snowy state drivers.
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all the bais that people have against it for cars that they drive on the street is purely personal and subjective.
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Wait, I track my car and also drive it on the street. I hate FWD and all the track instructors spoke of it disapprovingly. They also drive the cars they track on the street too. True, the feeling is personal and subjective, but it doesn't mean it's no less important to an enthusiast (the likely bunch to drive this car).
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But in reality, someone with reasonable coordination and proper driver's education can drive a FWD in any road condition and not kill themselves.
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That's 100% true. It's the driver's responsibility. They drive the car; the car doesn't drive them.
I think FWD is still somewhat of a shame for a car like this. The reason is not because it's inherently FWD, but this is a car many people will probably use on the track. FWD has bad corner exit capabilities because the traction needs to be divided between the acceleration and turning. However, FWD has great corner entry because the rear wheels don't have drive shafts and axles, so they make rotational changes much easier than RWD and AWD and follow the car at turn-in. FWD cars will eat up the front tires faster though since everything relies on the front wheels. For this reason, I really hate FWD, and I hate the fact FWD is not as easy to manipulate for different driving techniques. All of the aforementioned is for performance-oriented cars, not the Honda Accord or Toyota Camry type of cars.