Road Test: Rear Drive vs. Front Drive vs. All-Wheel Drive
No Grip, No Glory: One is the logical choice; one is for speed freaks; and the other is for those who find passion behind the wheel
By Kim Reynolds
Photography by Brian Vance
Motor Trend, June 2005
My screen blinked full of matches when I typed "rear-wheel drive" into Google--among them, www.rearwheeldrive.org. Created by Parker Thomas, the site's a simple but delightful online shrine to rear drive. When Thomas was visiting Australia a few years ago, he was bowled over by the multitude of fun-handling rear-drive cars still available in that lost world of drivetrains. His site grew out of the epiphany and includes this, my favorite bit from his Drive Line Quiz:
Question 7: Which type of vehicle accelerates and handles best while driving backwards?
A. Front-wheel drive.
B. Rear-wheel drive.
Answer: A. Front-wheel drive, since it's functioning as rear-wheel drive at the time!
http://motortrend.com/roadtests/sedan/112_0506_grip/
The link has the rest of the article.
