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but there is four tires!

• return0 10y ago
  and 4/4ths of a car
  • mirimir 10y ago
    With rear-wheel drive, acceleration transfers most of the vehicle weight to the rear wheels. That's why funny cars do wheelies. That doesn't work so well for front-wheel drive, so those vehicles can't accelerate as quickly as rear-wheel drive vehicles. With four-wheel drive, weight transfer cuts both ways, but more rubber on the road helps, for sure. Low center of gravity helps too, I think.
    • jameshart 10y ago
      With wheels on the bottom of the car acceleration transfers weight to the rear axle. The forward forces on the car body are below the CG so produce a net rearward tilting torque.
      • mirimir 10y ago
        Yes. But my point is that, with front-wheel drive, that transfers weight away from the driven axle.