Correcting understeer or oversteer in a fwd by slowing down or braking?
Braking can have some very scary results when you are on the limit in a front wheel drive, especially mid corner.
Gotta agree with most of what has been said, big power isnt going to work with fwd. I have noticed a lot of fwd in low power situations seem to get the power down much more easily than rwd's.
I think the ability to control the car more on the throttle is a big thing in the favour of rwd's.
Really it comes down to the whole package. Something that works together well is what you want, rwd or fwd is irrelevant.
What I meant to say is correcting understeer in FWD by braking or slowing down.
I actually got caught out on that a few times in the wet too in a fwd.
Come around a corner with all the weight to the rear accelerating all of a sudden you lift off (hence the term lift over steer) or brake and the weight will all suddenly transfer back to the front. Results in the rear getting really really light and all of a sudden trying to overtake the front end Scary if you are not expecting it! Worse in cars with soft springs prone to weight transfer.
i believe the opposite.. FWD are easier to drive than RWD at its limits..
if FWD oversteer you jsut gas it some more.. understeer you just back off..
Trouble is typical person can't break it down and process quick enough to what is actually happening and instinctively hit the anchors when in trouble.
I personally find RWD is more predictable at the limits therefore easier.... FWD is easier for average joe to drive briskly.... but more challenging to extract the most from it.
Originally Posted by NAY
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Scary if you are not expecting it! Worse in cars with soft springs prone to weight transfer.
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