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Don't agree. I don't know if you have actually driven any of the boats of the 60-80s but they handle very very badly even if they are rwd. I am talking about la
by hristov 17y ago
Don't agree. I don't know if you have actually driven any of the boats of the 60-80s but they handle very very badly even if they are rwd. I am talking about large old fashioned american cars, like ford crown victorias chevy caprices, etc. They have very bad steering response shake like crazy on the slightest turn tires squeel with slightest provocation etc. Those cars were built to drive in a straight line.
I think any modern fwd sedan will do better. For example I used to drive a 90s crown victoria and then switched to a later model ford contour. The contour handled sooo much better even if it was fwd.
- Zak 17y agoI have driven some of those old boats, and they do handle very poorly, but not really worse than a lot of truck-based SUVs today. Looking outside of the US where large boats never caught on, the improvement in active safety appears even smaller. I came to the opposite conclusion regarding '90s Crown Victorias vs. Contours, however every Crown Victoria I've driven was a sport or police model with stiffer suspension than normal. Comparing to my grandmother's Buick Roadmaster, I'll agree with you. Again, I'm not saying modern cars aren't better. I'm saying the difference in active safety is not as big as the difference in passive safety, and I'm wondering why that is. Today's best handling cars are much better than the best cars of decades ago, but the average isn't nearly so improved.