[central_va]

There are no high performance, racing, sport or luxury front wheel drive cars. Some are all wheel drive but none just front wheel drive. I wonder why?

[editor-surveyor]

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Most front drive cars drive quirkey, and they are frightfully costly to repair.

My wife has an all wheel drive Escape that is pleasant to drive, but when a piece of newspaper blocked the Trans cooler, it cost $4000+ to fix it!
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[familyop]

"There are no high performance, racing, sport or luxury front wheel drive cars. Some are all wheel drive but none just front wheel drive. I wonder why?"

Understeer and too much weight in the front.

Rear wheel drive is faster, design-wise, in turns. Mid-engine, rear wheel drive works best for turns. Mid-rear engine can be the fastest but only with very precise driver handling (thin edge), and mid-front engine is a close second with much easier handling.