Re: So what's good about FWD?

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In a message dated 97-01-19 02:44:14 EST, shields@tembel.org (Michael
Shields) writes:

<< But why doesn't anyone build a rear-drive, *rear-engined* economy car?
 It would have the advantages of a short, simple drivetrain without
 working against weight transfer.  And, it would have extra weight over
 the drive wheels.  It seems to me that this would be just as cheap
 as a front-engine/front-drive car, and would perform better under all
 conditions.  Why doesn't anyone build it that way? >>

You must mean Beetles, Corvairs, older Skodaz and so on.  Something about
that rapid transition ot oversteer worries a lot of people.