Re:My Rude-Ass Car
by Toutouxc on Thursday November 02, 2023 @04:38AM
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What kind of cars do you people drive where "feathering the gas pedal in heavy rain" is a necessity? My 90HP FWD car with very little weight on the front can still accelerate faster in rain without wheelspin than I'd ever need when driving normally.
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It's not the wheelspin, it's the vague connectivity to the road.
some FWD cars are more "Disconnected" from the back than others, all else equal.
If I take a corner in the rain at speed in my 280hp FWD hot hatch, will be fine cuz the back is pretty easy to "feel."
In a FWD ford taurus though that would be terrifying.
Re:My Rude-Ass Car
by bravetraveler on Thursday November 02, 2023 @08:49PM
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Even with fresh tires, my former Nissan Altima coupe would spin in the rain without feathering
It's not by any means a fast car. Heavy, FWD, and four cylinders. Yet, it's a bit of an art to get up to speed well with it.
I'm talking about the laughably slow 0-60 time (~7s) in the rain, especially on an incline!
That's only around 175 HP...
My 460 HP Mustang will easily spin when it's warm and dry; it doesn't take much. Most tires/surfaces aren't that good