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Originally Posted by Cmicasa the Great XvX
It sounds like U are comparing FWD "normal" cars to RWD "Performance or Luxo cars."
Seriously drive a 9-3Turbo X against a 335i. U will see that your fears are not necessary. The issue is that most FWD vehicles are MAINSTREAM vehicles and are built to be non-extraordinary.
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Actually, the 9-3 Turbo X is/was only AWD.
There aren't really many FWD vehicles built to be extraordinary because, well, its pretty pointless when you can just go either AWD/RWD.
Its not really fear, its experience. Every single FWD vehicle I've ever driven has that same either cheap or boring feeling. It just comes down to the fact that you can't replace the feeling of being pushed with being pulled. That is a huge reason why BMW, MB, Audi's R8, and the GTR all are either AWD or RWD. FWD fundamentally feels like you are along for the ride. People in that price range are not okay with being along for the ride, they want to be in charge, they want control, just like AWD/RWD gives them.
Further evidence of this- Look at Caddy during the 90's and early 00's. Look at how many FWD vehicles they had, and then look at how 'great' the brand was doing. Then along came the RWD CTS...
You can take something sport tuned like a Cobalt SS, Neon SRT4; or something luxury like a Lexus, or something inbetween like Audi A4's and base A6's, you can improve it, you can cover it up, but you can't ever make it feel like a RWD vehicle.
In all honesty, do you think your CTS-V would be anywhere nearly as enjoyable if it were FWD?