These Front-Wheel-Drive Cars Should Be Rear-Wheel Drive – Jalopnik

If you are pure of coronary heart, that God’s one true drivetrain configuration is rear-wheel drive. Sure, some may argue that there are good purposes for front- and all-wheel drive, however I’m not all in favour of listening to about them. When I’m driving a FWD automotive, I can not assist however take into consideration how enjoyable it might be if I may pop the tail out each on occasion — safely, in fact. That concept is what introduced me to the query I requested you all final week.

I needed to know what front-wheel-drive automotive you’d make rear-wheel drive in the event you may, and also you people delivered. I opened the dialogue as much as each new vehicles and vehicles that had been lengthy out of manufacturing. To me, there’s nothing fallacious with rewriting just a little historical past. Because of that, we bought a extremely stable mixture of each new and previous vehicles that had been saddled with the saddest drive wheels. Collectively, we imagined a greater world, the place issues just like the Chevy Monte Carlo, Honda Prelude and “every EV” may run free with the proper drive wheels. I will not spoil an excessive amount of else, although.

Anyway, that is sufficient out of me. Why do not you head on down under and take a look at the front-wheel drive vehicles your fellow Jalops suppose ought to have rear-wheel drive as an alternative. Did your automotive make the record? If it did, maybe now could be the appropriate time to get actually actually good at steel fabrication, engine mechanics and welding. You’ve bought a brand new name to motion and a job to do.

The last gen Buick Riviera. Such a daring design they usually took a danger. The automotive was very well made and comfy to drive.

I might say the identical in regards to the last Eldorado however the engine troubles make going RWD a moot level.

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I had a 1999 Buick Riviera that I at all times thought would make an incredible RWD automotive. It could be superior to have an American branded grand touring RWD coupe from a close to luxurious model. We want the Cutlass, Thunderbird, Grand Prix, Monte Carlo, Riviera all to return to the streets in some new kind however all of them RWD.

Submitted by: Tex & Old_SLAAB_Guy

It’s time for Toyota to come back full circle and make the Corolla RWD once more.

Submitted by: fabey

The idea of FWD which was developed first, is an idea of cheapness, and supposed security. I’ve skilled each, and Oversteer might be simply corrected, it is all within the arrange. But there isn’t any saving you going useless straight even once you’re wheels are turned with understeer…So I’m selecting the non VR4 variant Mitsubishi 3000 GT as a candidate for going RWD.

Submitted by: Agon Targeryan

The Civic. We know Honda is aware of easy methods to engineer superb RWD vehicles. We’ve seen it in each the S2000 and NSX’s. Let the Type-R engineers go nuts and simply rotate the engine 90°. Even in the event you did not give a RWD Civic Type-R any extra energy, the shift to RWD could be a recreation changer for stability, weight distribution, and traction on the restrict. It would additionally unencumber area within the entrance to vastly enhance the suspension geometry.

Submitted by: MrMcGeeIn3D

I feel a brand new RWD Monte Carlo could be nice. The final Camaro simply did not do it for me. A GT sort quick, comfortable Monte Carlo with a V8, RWD, and smooth appears to be like would do it for me.

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I owned a 2003 Chevy Monte Carlo SS for a number of years, and as an enormous NASCAR fan, I used to be upset that GM determined to make these FWD. It was enjoyable to drive more often than not, however the understeer was nasty.

Submitted by: drb1986 & Kevin V.

VW Golf GTI. It’s at all times been such a enjoyable automotive, I can simply think about how it might drive with RWD for all these years.

Submitted by: Rader Lover Gone

All electrical automobiles. Better for energy switch and with the appropriate software program programming, producers could make it drive like a FWD automotive for security.

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At the chance of not saying “all of them”…

Any and all FWD EV. There is totally no purpose to compromise driving dynamics by making a FWD EV since there isn’t any weight and gas financial savings in doing so.

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Every single one in every of them, and particularly ALL EVs

Submitted by: Haricot_Rogue & Mark H & prz144

I drive a 2007 Acura TL Type S with the guide. Really want it was Rwd. Seems like most individuals have forgotten about this technology of TL, I guess if it was RWD it might have a giant fanatic following. The J-Series is a stout motor.

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The 07-08 Acura TL Type S. I like FWD Hondas and have owned a number of, however for some purpose that Acura simply feels prefer it ought to be RWD.

Submitted by: Buck & Travis Osborne

The final Pontiac Bonnevilles. They had the appropriate engines (3.8 Supercharged, 4.6 V8) and the appropriate appears to be like, however they drove the “wrong” wheels. I typically like FWD vehicles, and I do like these as they’re, however I guess they’d have been a lot extra enjoyable with some kind of RWD choice.

Submitted by: Mercedes Streeter

Loved my 93 Probe GT for 198k miles, a number of lengthy drives and again twisties. Wonderful stability of energy, suspension and braking. Got used to the torque steer however I typically thought RWD would take it from nice to good.

Submitted by: oldcrank

The Toyota Solara from the mid 00’s with the three.3 V6. Solid engine and it had a little bit of a kick, would have been enjoyable with a RWD. My mother and father has theirs with near 300K miles

Submitted by: SupraStarZZ

Prelude

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I at all times thought the Fifth-gen Prelude regarded like an RWD automotive.

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Honda Prelude

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Honda Prelude ought to have come again as a RWD chassis with a Okay collection in it and double wishbone suspension and a guide

Submitted by: Knox Palmer & Aldairion & Robert Okay & Que–