AWD vs RWD vs FWD - Which is the Best for Touge?

Опубликовано: 31 Январь 2025
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Front Wheel Drive, Rear Wheel Drive or All Wheel Drive. Which is best for the touge? In this video, we’re going to be discussing how each differs, and how to use each one properly. So, make sure you stay tuned because, you won’t want to miss out on this one.
So, let’s start with the classic layout of engine in the front, and power in the back. This makes rear wheel drive cars well balanced in terms of weight. Making this configuration ideal for conventional performance driving. Front engined, rear wheel driven cars, also known as FRs accelerate out of corners naturally, transferring weight to the driven wheels in the back, improving traction as we step on the accelerator out of a corner.
However, with FRs, or most other rear wheel driven configurations such as Front Mid Engined FMR, or Rear Mid Engined RMR, it’s not all sunshine and rainbows. Typically, but not always, a small amount of power out of the causes a light front end, inducing understeer. And, a lot of power causes oversteer, also known as wheelspin. But that’s not all. If you suddenly lift off the throttle whilst accelerating and turning, you will cause lift off oversteer. Finally, a bad downshift, or a money shift will cause the rears to massively decrease in speed or even lock up. And in turn, you will most likely experience a terrifying spin. If you’re not driving a FR, but an FMR OR RMR, the likelihood of all of this happening will increase dramatically, as the engine being placed farther back, only moves the centre of gravity rearwards, making the car even more unbalanced through corners.
But, despite Rear Wheel Drive’s many risks, they’re mostly forgivable for the fact that rear wheel drive allows some classic power oversteer and drifting. However, many skilled drivers are also able to use rear wheel drive’s downfalls such as lift off oversteer or money shifting to their advantage.
Now let’s move on to the most popular drivetrain on the planet. Front wheel drive. But if rear wheel drive is deemed to be the be all and end all of a proper driver’s car, then why is front wheel drive so popular? Well, to put it simply, it’s vastly more simple, and ultimately cost effective to build. But also, with front wheel drive, a powertrain isn’t invading the cabin, giving you more room for activities in a small form factor car.
Front wheel drive’s biggest advantage is the fact that the car is being pulled instead of pushed around a corner which results in a much tighter turning circle. This means front wheel drive cars can take those tight corners much more efficiently. Additionally, they won’t need to worry about oversteer on the exit of corners. Even if a front wheel driven car does oversteer, all you need to do is full throttle and the rear tyres will fall back into line instantly.
Not only this, but the powertrain is mounted directly above the front wheels, giving better traction in wet conditions. But, as will rear wheel drive, it’s not perfect, at all. Front wheel drive can really hinder even a decent driver’s pursuit of a quick touge time. Those poor front tyres have got to do almost everything. They accelerate, steer and do most of the braking at the same time. When two tyres are asked to do too much, they typically fail. Tyres only have a certain amount of grip. When you accelerate, turn and brake, a chunk of that grip is taken away. So, when the front tyres have to have all three actions to content with, it’s extremely easier to hit the limit of grip. So, if you want to trail brake into a corner, which requires both braking and steering at the same time, you have to be very cautious to not overstress the tyres and enter understeer. The same applies with accelerating out of a corner, or any combination of accelerating, steering and braking.

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