Would the Supe be better if FWD?

Just wondered like.

No doubt we're all driving like old women in this weather and I'm finding the RWD a bit of a hand full.

Just wondered if the Supe would be any better FWD?

in the snow, it probably would but would you compromise the fun you have in the dry just to be a little 'safer' in the worse conditions?

Our servey says.....NO!

I agree in this weather maybe, but about 50% of my attraction to one ws because i wanted a RWD fun quick car!

Does it handle that mcuh better than a FWD car in the dry then?

I've only owned mine a week and never had the privilege of driving in the dry!

Roll on the Summer is all I say

The supra would be uncontollable if it was front wheel drive and had the power it does.

Rear wheel drive handles better than front, if you know what you are doing, the front wheels only have one job to do - steer, whereas front wheel drive has to put the power down and steer at the same time.

Front wheel drive is safer for a novice driver as understeer is less dramatic and easier to deal with than oversteer.

I say if you could afford it get a runabout car for winter and put the supra to bed

The supra would be uncontollable if it was front wheel drive and had the power it does.

Rear wheel drive handles better than front, if you know what you are doing, the front wheels only have one job to do - steer, whereas front wheel drive has to put the power down and steer at the same time.

Front wheel drive is safer for a novice driver as understeer is less dramatic and easier to deal with than oversteer.

I say if you could afford it get a runabout car for winter and put the supra to bed

i had an integra type r with hks suspension and boy did dat baby handle in the dry!!

Do you mean Front Wheel Drive or Four Wheel Drive?

Think he meant front wheel drive or he would have said 4wd?

..and I would say no... that just goes against the whole ethos of a Supra..!!

i had an integra type r with hks suspension and boy did dat baby handle in the dry!!

The same can be said for a supra with HKS suspension

Mmmmm, a four wheel drive Supra. I'd have one.

Think he meant front wheel drive or he would have said 4wd?

Yes I thought that too, but the idea of a front wheel drive Supra was just too plain to believe

4wd Supra would be great!

FWD Supra?

ARE YOU FUCKING INSANE???!!!!

Coming from Wolvo, you should know better!

try driving a modified 200sx with shiny tyres and no weight in it to keep it still, then you know loosing the rear in the damp and slippy uk weather

my soop sticks like glue in this weather compared to the 200(well maybe very poor glue but you get the drift , ha ha ha drift do ya get it )

i had an integra type r with hks suspension and boy did dat baby handle in the dry!!

Yeah, they do handle well. having driven both I would say it is NOT better than a j-spec supra with a standard bilstein suspension. I've killed my brother in laws ITR on the straights as well as on the bends...extremely easily...different league compeltely

Supra with the amount of power & torque would be absolutely ludicrous if FWD....would be no fun at all as traction would be a major issue, plus there wouldnt be a good weight balance.

Plus FWD aint a proper sports car anyway....a proper sports car is RWD, the way it should be...4WD would be a nice compromise but would be ultimately boring..unless it was an intelligent system like in the skyline (4WD when you need it)

...(well maybe very poor glue but you get the drift , ha ha ha drift do ya get it )

this thread is drifting from the original

this thread is drifting from the original

Yes, I can see it sliding into oblivion here

Remember kids, 250bhp is the complete engineering limit for a driveable/controllable FWD car.

Yes, I can see it sliding into oblivion here

spinning out of control?

Nah, it's actually much worse:

http://www.max-boost.co.uk/stuff/thread_run.jpg

Remember kids, 250bhp is the complete engineering limit for a driveable/controllable FWD car.

Tell that to the Alfa I saw at MPH05 - 40bhp through the front wheels

-Ian

Tell that to the Alfa I saw at MPH05 - 40bhp through the front wheels

 

-Ian

40? wow

aint the new focus fella got over that to its front wheels, im sure i read it somewhere

What about the F1 cars being FWD

Mmmmm, a four wheel drive Supra. I'd have one.

try playing live for speed. It's got a 4wd supra on it.

Can You imagine the Torque steer you would get fro a TT if it were FWD? it would be very difficult to drive!