The Complete Handbook of Front Wheel Drive Cars

Is Pull Better Than Push? Advocates of front wheel drive car have an impressive list of advantages to support their emphatic “yes.” Detractors of front wheel drive also have powerful arguments at their disposal. e validity of some observations varies according to car size and architecture, engine displacement, configuration and location and several other design parameters. the relative advantages of front wheel drive also depend greatly on what kind of vehicle is used for comparison (front engine/rear drive or rear-mounted engine.) … Front wheel drive cannot be the ideal solution for all cars. Some cars that have f-w-d would have been better with an ordinary live axle. The conventional car will survive, at least in the upper weight classes, and there must be room for cars with rear mounted engines, too. - from Chapter 2.