Crzy Acura

I always wondered this... if you lived in a climate where there is no snow, then why buy a front wheel drive car? I mean RWD cars are soo much more fun. Im not trying to bad mouth anyone, i just wanted to know the reasoning behind buying a FWD car in the south.

2K2 TLS

because acura does not offer rwd

chadhova

Or in Hawaii What is the difference anyways between FWD and RWD anyways??? I mean performance wise?

monkeymato

Acura dont make RWD. I like the car and thats what matters to me. Its fast enough.

ElegantTL-S

Yeah exactly...Honda never made the TL in RWD..so I mean...i love the car, and the fact that it's FWD doesn't matter much to me.

BlackShadow

Because the majority of drivers out there are not speed demons like us.:p We are a minority in the business.

Crzy Acura

I didnt mean why did people buy honda/acura cars... i just mean FWD in general.

Mario

Most people are not car enthusiasts like us that know the difference. Unless you've driven a RWD car, people don't understand what we're talking about. Plus the fact that most popular cars (Taurus, Camry, Accord) are FWD. But that's changing, there's a very strong likelihood that the next RL is RWD and maybe Acura will decide to base the next TL on the RL instead of the Accord platform.

daverman

Because you can usually get better bang for the buck for a FWD car. And for most people, a FWD car is more than good enough!

• More legroom for driver/shorter cowl (due to transverse mounted engine)
• More legroom in the back (no driveshaft to rear -- see Civics)
• Less weight due to absence of a long driveshaft
• Weight of the engine is on the drive wheel to reduce slipping (important for very light cars)
• More room for the back seat or trunk due to lack of rear differential assembly

So you see, most of the advantages are geared towards smaller and more economical cars, and for these consumers, the advantages and economy outweigh the performance consideration (i.e. nowhere near 50/50 weight distribution, less control during turns, etc.).

And while we're picking at "sub-optimal" performance configuration, why not insist that everyone drive cars with mid-mounted engines? That's the optimal location for performance and balance, but it's hardly practical nor economical for most people.

Bitium

that is such a stupid question.

I don't think people used FWD/RWD/AWD as their first priority to buy a car.

A lot of people don't buy FWD cars because is needed, is just what you get with the car you like.

I would loved a AWD car or a RWD. But I don't like any of the cars that have AWD/RWD.

Your question would be a good question IF all the cars in the market would offer RWD/FWD, then if people bought FWD in the south, you could ask why? but at this moment it is a very stupid question.

Plus companies would never offer two drivetrains on the same car