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Originally Posted by PhlypSide
......BMW even claims there are reasons why they don't do front-wheel drive  That's BMW corporate's take on it, not mine. (There's an entire thread dedicated to that topic as well , BTW). |
That's only marketing. Since BMW doesn;t really have a FWD train they need to tell you why its bad for you. When Saab, Volvo, etc. advertise about FWD they talk about why its better for you than RWD.
The truth is that neither is better than the other. They are each different and have unique characteristics because of that. Different doesn't imply better or worse. And don;t start with that understeer with FWD cars is bad kind of logic. M100's exhibit less of this than many RWD sportscars. And yes, auto journalists confirmed this in many road tests when the car was released.
Everything depends on what you do with the platform and how you set it up.