2006-06-25 14:39:05 · 6 answers · asked by mikey212 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Safety
Every car I have ever owned has had a different "feel".
When I was young and crazy, the rwd were more fun and I often got stuck in the mud. (don't ask!)
Then I went fancy and bought a fwd, I hated it. then I got another, and liked it. I had a little Toyota at one time that was fwd, and went careening up into the middle of a tree line in the rain, the car literally landed 5 feet above the road. I wouldn't have done that in my old Malibu...
My favorite was the 4wd that went everywhere, but drank gas like a drunk at a party...
Now I have a normal Mama car.
Have fun with your rwd... God I miss mine!
2006-06-25 19:54:49 · answer #1 · answered by nik named mom 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes there is a definite difference in the "feel" of a rear-wheel drive car and a fron-wheel drive car in any condition that reduces traction (rain, snow, sand, decomposed road surface, hail or sleet, ice) the front wheel drive car "pulls" the car, rear wheel drives "push" a car. the result difference is that in slipping conditions a rwd will try to spin the rear to the front, whereas a fwd will shimmy side to side as each tire slips more than it other side tire does. Also the driving tires in a fwd have more traction because the weight of the engine is right over them and pushes the tires more firmly to the road surface. Of course it makes it harder to deliberately spin-out a car with fwd than a rwd model Or do skidding,sliding turns like drift racers do.
2006-06-25 21:57:30 · answer #2 · answered by dionysious6900 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes definitely. Front wheel is more stable. However the true tests come in the snow. I will only own a front wheel drive in the snow over the rear wheel drive. I would get stuck on flat ground with the rear wheel drive.
2006-06-26 22:47:15 · answer #3 · answered by sweetpea 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sometimes, yes. If you're at a stop and suddenly give it alot of gas your tires might spin and your car might "fishtail" or start to slide sideways. Also if you're giving the car gas as you're going thru a turn, if your tires lose traction they might slide a little.
2006-06-25 21:50:09 · answer #4 · answered by colesboxer 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes, if you apply too much power the rear wheels will try to come around to the front. You will spin out.
2006-06-25 21:43:39 · answer #5 · answered by pukcipriavroc8v 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
more so in the snow, than in the rain
2006-06-25 21:56:33 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋