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> "In a front wheel drive car, you understeer, crash into a tree and you die. In a rear-wheel drive car, you oversteer, spin around, crash into a tree and you d
by semi-extrinsic 9y ago
> "In a front wheel drive car, you understeer, crash into a tree and you die. In a rear-wheel drive car, you oversteer, spin around, crash into a tree and you die. In the rear-wheel drive car, you don't see the tree that kills you."
But if what you say is true, Mercedes, BMW, Audi etc. should be in the same boat, and TFA indicates they're not.
- sk5t 9y agoAt least in North America, I'll wager the majority of new MB (4matic), BMW (Xdrive), and especially Audi (Quattro) vehicles are not rear-wheel drive. Most of the Audis nevertheless understeer, though...
- taneq 9y agoThe above quote is precisely why powerful RWD vehicles are designed with mild understeer and more weight at the front. Put them in the hands of a novice and (a) they're more likely to hit things head-on, where airbags and crumple zones can protect the occupants, than side on, and (b) when they do start to oversteer it's more predictable and manageable.