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Thought I would share this, I'm involved in 1/4 mile drag racing and pit crew for a couple of teams, this weekend was the UK Outlaw front wheel drive shoot out competition at Shakespeare county raceway. Good friend of mine took the European FWD record 8.85 at 174 mph...

As above. It does for me.

So the wagon has four Michelin Alpin A4's on it. Awesome in the snow! Not a hint of ABS kicking in unless harsh on the brakes and epic grip up the steepest hills in ice and snow! The Fiat 500 on the other hand, what a different story. It has the stock 185 width Dunlop sports on 15 inch wheels...

This came out of a pub discussion... If driving through deep, soft, dry sand (i.e. not mud) and you don't have a 4x4... which is better RWD or FWD? Theories are: - FWD digs itself in + FWD moves sand out of the way - RWD creates a barrier of sand in front of front wheels + RWD makes...

An old chestnut. Per BMW (no vested interest of course!): Acceleration Accelerate with near full power in a front-wheel drive car and you'll quickly notice the resulting effect of rearward weight shift. The front tyres will likely lose traction and spin – even on clean, dry road. By...