FRONT WHEEL DRIVE VERSUS BACK WHEEL DRIVE (PART 1)

Both online and offline, I have seen guys argued about how Front wheel is better than and Back Wheel and vice versa.
Based on some online surveys,  it has been established that rear wheel drive has more advantages over front wheel drive, but automakers tend to produce more of front wheel drive, which begs the question why, but it does mean that the automakers are hiding a secret from car lovers and enthusiast.

Although it has been stated that biggest benefit of rear wheel drive over front wheel drive, is it ability to spread the load of the car across all its four tires. below are some benefits of rear wheel drive over front wheel. in order to understand these difference, we are going o discuss about it Part 1 and Part 2 s as seen below;

Better weight balance. Most rear wheel drive cars have the engine in the front and the drive components in the rear. Front drive cars have everything up front. By properly balancing the front and rear of the car you can improve the handling, acceleration, braking, and thus safety of a car.

Better acceleration. On all but the slipperiest surfaces rear wheel drive cars accelerate faster than a front drive car from a stop. This is because when you accelerate quickly from a stop the weight of the car transfers to the rear of the car. In a rear drive car this places extra weight on the rear of the car, essentially jamming the tires into the road greatly increasing traction. In a front drive car, when the weight goes to the rear, weight is taken off of the front wheels. This allows the front wheels lose traction and spin easier. If the wheels are spinning not only does this slow you down but it also makes it difficult to steer the car. In the rear drive car the front tires are available for steering even if the rears have lost traction.

Better Road Holding. The better weight balance of rear wheel drive allows the car to handle better. The more even weight allows the car to drive neutrally through a corner. This means both the front and rear of the car have near equal loads acting upon them. In a front drive car the the heavy front end causes the front end to have a higher load on it. This will cause the front tires to eventually lose grip well before the rear tires are fully loaded. Front tires on front drive cars do much more work than the rears causing them to wear out much faster. It is best to balance the load as best you can among the four tires. If you are accelerating or slowing down (engine braking) these forces will act upon the already heavily loaded front tires of a front drive car. In a rear drive car the front tires are left for steering even when accelerating or engine braking. Sharing the work among all four tires is the keys.

source: http://www.rearwheeldrive.org/rwd/rwdbenefits.htm