Rear Wheel Drive.
I'm looking at changing the car.
I've only ever towed with front wheel drive, considering the wet weather,
If I bought the very desirable automotive sculpture with pornographic interior which just happens to be rear wheel drive, what pitfalls could there be?
Wet weather driving/Hill starts ?
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The only pitfalls of a rear wheel drive is the possibility of over steer when you're going round a slippery bend, but modern day electrickery in the guise traction control/stability control or similar will usually keep the back at the back rather than leading the way.
Hill starts are just normal starts with RWD unlike a FWD that can have the habit of loosing traction especially with a caravan in tow.
Just learn where the ESP/TC switch is to turn it off ..... sometimes it's better to let a wheel slip a little.
I've never owned a FWD tow car .....
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Ive towed with both front wheel and rear wheel drive cars. They do feel a little different, both when towing and when solo, but in my opinion one is not any worse or better, just different. I wouldn't let it be a major factor when choosing a car.
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Completely agree with you EasyT.
I may have just been lucky but it never caused a problem when towing with my FWD Audi, even on wet grass. Minor inclines never caused me a problem, I cant recall ever having to tow on up a substantial incline on wet grass so as i say i may have just been lucky.
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- A modern 4x4 with electronic control of the rear wheels ,we find , is the go almost any where vehicle and our 2ltr will still give over 40mpg when solo
- And in the years we have towed from an Austin A55 through most UK makes To our latest auto of three Kia Sportages ((do not get the gutless petrol version)
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It is still far superior to standard 2 wheel drive if we are being "specific "and rear wheel 2 wheel drive is ok in good conditions but in poor conditions are normally at the front of the queue of frustrated front wheel drive vehicles and electronlcly conected 4x4 trying to get past
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meaning what? FWD is 'better' than RWD? Formula 1 still use RWD .... perhaps they should all go FWD or 4x4 🤔 Funny how most high performance cars are at least RWD 😉
FWD is just easier for manufactures to produce a drive train that can be slotted straight into a wide range of vehicles.
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Racing cars need multiple types of tyre to keep them on the road
Performance cars? Mostly rear wheel drive? If also is where the engine is
front wheel drive can handle most conditions better than rear drive as i have noted with the quite a few of both types since starting to drive
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you could get through a couple of sets of tyres on your car too if you hooned it around a track flat out all afternoon.
I agree that FWD can handle most conditions better with minimum input from the nut holding the wheel .... but rally drivers managed pretty well with RWD before Audi's Quattro wiped the floor with them.
However, we're talking tow cars. I've seen a few FWD cars skipping up the hill on the approach to Burrs CC site if they'd had to stop on the hill. The weight of the caravan bears on the 'wrong end' of a FWD car
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I think the mini showed how rallying should be done
Towing by most front wheel drive is minimal and then as you say it is who is behind the wheel that matters
I have been in really bad snow and ice ,with both rear and front wheel drive and know that a FWD is, next to our old Fourtrack and our Sportage, where i would rather be in those condiions or any poor road conditions
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Have towed with both and would say I prefer rwd. Currently got BMW 3 series touring which is very stable when towing with little movement from the van. The extra weight of the caravan on the driven axle seems to offer more grip as previous fwd cars I have had too easily spun the wheels when pulling off, particularly in the wet. As previously mentioned this can help massively when on grass.
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But as mentioned, for the amount of towing most do, the front wheel drive vehicle will be the vehicle of choice next to our sportage
Ps Have you got all the extras on your bmw? Just wonder how you check the c/van lights as most bmw it seems turn indicators are not fitted as standard
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I suspect most people tow with FWD cars as they far outnumber the RWD cars on the market. Even the part time 4WD cars tend to favour drive to the front wheels.
Padmeister is correct in his description of the advantages of RWD. Again, when it comes to MH base vehicles, RWD is superior in terms of grip, handling and manoeuvrability but, like RWD cars, the vehicles cost more to produce.
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Sorry I am not really familiar with 'indicators'? Are they easy to find and what do they do?? 😜😁
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