Originally Posted by edyvw
Originally Posted by Ws6
Originally Posted by MCompact
I abhor FWD in anything much bigger than a Mini. The E84 has a default 40/60 front/rear torque split so it performs like a RWD car in most situations. In a perfect world, everything in my garage would be RWD except for the Wrangler- but my wife wanted AWD. I decided to keep the Clubman since it is a perfectly fine car for my daily commute.
I hate FWD, and refuse to ever own another one (owned an Infiniti G20 years ago). I used to LOVE RWD cars. Had 2 Trans Ams (LT1, LS1), a modded 5.0 GT (Fox), a C6 Z06, and 370Z, and then I got a Jeep Grand Cherokee w/HEMI and QD2, and realized just how much I'd been missing. Two CX5's later, I doubt I ever own another RWD vehicle again unless it's a Viper (the one sports car that I would pave my driveway for). AWD is just...better, and whether it's transverse, or longitudinal, doesn't matter a hill of beans to me as long as it's 50/50 torque dist or better. I drive my CX5 just like my 370Z (similar weight distribution), and it behaves the same on/off throttle in corners, etc. When I floor it in the rain, it just squats and GOES. All 310# of torque at 2000rpm doesn't bother it a bit.
LOL, so you bought a car that runs 100% on FWD unless front wheels slip, runs on FWD platform, but you hate FWD? I apologize, this is actually sad, not funny.
FWD only is far from reactive AWD. I have no wheel spin, when I accelerate out of corners it powers the rears, etc. Absolutely different from not having awd.
Originally Posted by Ws6
Originally Posted by MCompact
I abhor FWD in anything much bigger than a Mini. The E84 has a default 40/60 front/rear torque split so it performs like a RWD car in most situations. In a perfect world, everything in my garage would be RWD except for the Wrangler- but my wife wanted AWD. I decided to keep the Clubman since it is a perfectly fine car for my daily commute.
I hate FWD, and refuse to ever own another one (owned an Infiniti G20 years ago). I used to LOVE RWD cars. Had 2 Trans Ams (LT1, LS1), a modded 5.0 GT (Fox), a C6 Z06, and 370Z, and then I got a Jeep Grand Cherokee w/HEMI and QD2, and realized just how much I'd been missing. Two CX5's later, I doubt I ever own another RWD vehicle again unless it's a Viper (the one sports car that I would pave my driveway for). AWD is just...better, and whether it's transverse, or longitudinal, doesn't matter a hill of beans to me as long as it's 50/50 torque dist or better. I drive my CX5 just like my 370Z (similar weight distribution), and it behaves the same on/off throttle in corners, etc. When I floor it in the rain, it just squats and GOES. All 310# of torque at 2000rpm doesn't bother it a bit.
LOL, so you bought a car that runs 100% on FWD unless front wheels slip, runs on FWD platform, but you hate FWD? I apologize, this is actually sad, not funny.
FWD only is far from reactive AWD. I have no wheel spin, when I accelerate out of corners it powers the rears, etc. Absolutely different from not having awd.