your choice

[NicFromLA]

AWD - Fastest in the real world
RWD - Fastest on a Track / Racing
FWD - Weak

Yup.

Sure the GTI and the Mini are great fun, but anyone who's driven all three with tell you that the 130i (RWD) is on a new level.

[clutch-monkey]

Yup.

Sure the GTI and the Mini are great fun, but anyone who's driven all three with tell you that the 130i (RWD) is on a new level.

a whole new level of shit... original mini cooper > 130i in every concievable way.

[ozwald]

a whole new level of shit... original mini cooper > 130i in every concievable way.

I think he's refering to the new 'mini' as opposed to the awesome original.

[quattro_20v]

AWD= all 4 wheels driven all the time.
4WD= you can switch between 2 or 4 wheel drive

I havent driven any decent rwd cars yet but lots of fwd and a few awd cars.
I also think in the real world awd is faster.
So my choice will be:

AWD
RWD
FWD

[ThisBlood147]

In a good practical car I'd take AWD. But for a car meant for any kind of fun.......RWD, hands down. I've never seen anything appealing about FWD, even when I owned one.

[Ingolstadt]

FWD is great if your car aint too heavy, aint too powerful. it's safe as well.

For those that hadn't had a great drive in a FWD, go try a civic type r.

All in all, it's not about which wheel drives the car determines everything, and may i say, if weren't at the limits, the wheels that drives the cars had actually minimal impact on driving pleasure, many other stuffs contributes towards the handling and balancing and performance of the cars.

[clutch-monkey]

^ i'd try a DC2 ITR before a civic type R...

[jediali]

I think maybe i would want rwd for my second fun weekend car, but for everyday stability and security i quite like the gip of my quattro. I do sort of agree that the advanatge isnt always evident but it becomes more useful in winter.

[Lotec_Sirius]

RWD by far

[cmcpokey]

i think they both have their merits. i love the fwd on my mini, but it has to be an exceptionally set up fwd to truly be engaging. rwd is great as well, but you also have to be a tad more careful in the wet. awd it great for traction, but i havent driven one that i enjoy the dynamics of.

so i guess i would echo jediali's sentiments. fwd for the week, and rwd for the weekend.

[Ingolstadt]

Yeah. I like this statement.

FWD = Weekdays
RWD = Weekends

[ruim20]

It's true that an Integra Type R definitely can handle well, but FWD is inherently bad for a racing car. It doesn't make sense- the same wheels that steer the car power it as well.

Mid engine RWD is probably the best setup for a racing car, so in this thread's terms, RWD is best, followed by 4WD.

BMW is getting there asses handed over to them in WTCC this year... by fwd cars and some of them Diesel... and they are ~300bhp cars.

so in certain racing conditions it is better to have fwd.

But oi get your point, If i could buy a car now, it would be a rwd though, balanced, front wheels stear and back wheels push.

[Jack_Bauer]

BMW is getting there asses handed over to them in WTCC this year... by fwd cars and some of them Diesel... and they are ~300bhp cars.

so in certain racing conditions it is better to have fwd.

But oi get your point, If i could buy a car now, it would be a rwd though, balanced, front wheels stear and back wheels push.

Errm, if BMW are "getting there[sic] asses handed over to them" in the WTCC then how do you explain the fact that Andy Priaulx has just secured his third consecutive WTCC title for BMW in Macau at the weekend, sealing the constructor's title for BMW in the process?

[ruim20]

Errm, if BMW are "getting there[sic] asses handed over to them" in the WTCC then how do you explain the fact that Andy Priaulx has just secured his third consecutive WTCC title for BMW in Macau at the weekend, sealing the constructor's title for BMW in the process?

I got the wrong ideia them , from the reces i saw, i appologise for the previous post.

[NSXType-R]

^ i'd try a DC2 ITR before a civic type R...

I dunno about that, I heard the newest Civic Type R (JDM, not the English made one) is pretty darn good.