Re: So what's good about FWD?

[Martin Slotterback <zing@mail.lm.com>]

ScharfR@aol.com wrote:
> 
> 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.


And NO storage space..