How to Drive a Rear Wheel Drive Car - What You Need to Know

Keep your eyes on the road 🙈

Mk2 mx5 as my second car from an economy fwd, thanks for the vid

Learnt so much from this. Extremely educational. Thank you.

You drive too fast

Rwd are dangerous on curves. Especially on a rainy/snowy road

It might be time for a fanny pack

Im watching this because i wanna buy a manual z06 or mustang and im so use to my fast fwd cars where i can floor it around a turn and not fishtail into a pole when i takeoff

Ive been driving for some years now with only cheap cars (FWD) and Im getting the BMW 230I in January, my first sports car with RWD. Im scared as fuck dude

Next week I’m getting a 350z

I progressed from hot FWD cars (GTi 2x, Acura CL Type S) to hot AWD cars (Audi S4) and now continue my drivers journey with hot a RWD car (340i MPPSK) so I appreciate learning some of the dynamics. I’ve left traction on initially while I learned the car (and once or twice it pulled me back from a hairy choice) but now that I’ve got a little more time with it (7k miles) I’m graduating to sometimes going Sport + (dulled traction control) and seeing what the car does, when and why. I do love it and I have to say aside from the crazy AWD launches this is the superior platform in all respects. It’s just so fun and feels so much more related to my inputs as a driver. FWD you just go to to the limit and understeer sets in, beat you can do is slow down (not what a driver wants to do when having fun) or if it’s a well balanced car you can induce a second of oversteer with throttle off, but it’s more to correct over cooking entry speed. AWD is fun, but even with true Quattro and the sports differential sending more to read the car never felt like I could rely on it to bring the back around in a corner. More so those elements at best were helping compensate for a nose that was trying very hard to how wide (understeer) and so to be fast it was usually brake in, accelerate out using the grip to get on it earlier. RWD on the third hand is like a dance. My 340i has a staggered setup so it’s actually more inclined to understeer initially. But with RWD once you find that edge you can gently use the throttle to dial the understeer back to neutral. And once you know where that is going to happen to you get there a fraction of a second early and actually hit the line perfectly. I’m not quite that good yet but I see the possibility. It also lets you get a smile here and there from tighter corners or over 90* because you can give it a small stab and tuck things around quickly. Not fast probably, but damn fun.

Thanks for the video, I have some more things to chew on when pushing.

Im looking to get the abarth 124 and so happy i found this video it was exactlt what i was looking for😭

It’s z not zed.

Switching soon from a 2017 stock Ford focus se to a 06 Lexus gs430 with bc coilovers, with swift springs 16k front 10k back on 20 inch gtr tires. Has rear Megan toe and control bars along with sway bars. Any tips or notes or just helpful information would be appreciated.

Cool - helps with my Z4 M40i - which always seems to be overtaking me...

Hmm. I traded in my wrx for a miata. I feel less comfortable pushing the limits of traction accelerating out of corners, definitely seems a bit sketchier by comparison. I wonder if it's actually just a difference in tires though.

I feel like this car isn’t all that powerful. I have an m4 and it’s so lairy on the back wheels it feels like I’m on the edge all the time

pretty useful tips on rev matching, thanks!

Almost spun out my 300zx so im here now🎉

I've owned lots of FWD VW's and AWD Audi's. The only RWD car I've owned was an E46 325ci. Just got a 472hp Lexus IS500 and found this video looking for some lessons. Thanks for the video!

Just got my Camaro thanks for this

Good reminder about shifting smoothly, one mistake can cause you to lose traction unexpectedly.

I spun out my fwd drive civic in the rain with traction control turned off. It was the first day I had it & idk why I was doing that but yea oops anyways is it possible to drive that through the rain? Am I a dumbass for not being able to control it or what

Sunny?

“Hello lads” what about the girls that watch this😢

I went from a Panamera Turbo to an F type S (400 special edition). So from AWD to RWD and I almost planted my car against a tree today. I have had many cars with lost of horsepower, but all were AWD. I can honestly say I am scared of my car, and love it at the same time.

Thanks buddy, real informative

good and to the point… you should make one on porsche behavior and also on

front engine rwd vs rear engine rwd

downshift before cornering

Thanks

I'm getting my first car soon, a mx-5 nb. I was on a test drive yesterday and I noticed the rough shifting, but I thought it was just because I'm not used to driving a sports car. Now I know that this is only one of the reasons. At one point when I was rolling over a slippery area on the street I felt the rear wheels sliding a bit, but it never happened while driving through a corner (and the car had summer tires). So yeah, it's not that scary actually. Just gotta get used to the car

RWD Dodge Charger owner here, I have my first hour commute in the pouring rain 😭 nervous as hell!

well this is mostly true with TCS off, but if that's on, there's barely any difference. maybe it skids more on icy or slippery surfaces - that's about it.

Wouldn’t awd be better for putting down power on bumpy roads?

Thx m8.

So if I turned on traction control or DSC, would it be safe around wet corners? I'm gonna buy a rwd car. And my whole life I've been driving a fwd car.

Just lost control of my corvette and am lucky to have not have hit anybody but fuck was it scary. Whatever direction the car is turning towards is it safe to turn it immediately in the other direction, smash the gas pedal and turn the wheel back into straight?

Informative- thanks

Good info! Nice car too !

If you're skidding DO NOT BRAKE...just let off the gas and counter steer it

To me, rear wheel drive cars are much much better than front wheel drive cars. Literally anyone can learn how to handle a rear wheel drive or front wheel drive. Between the two, rear wheel drive cars give the driver more control and much more handling characteristics than front wheel drive cars regardless of weather. Understand your vehicle and what it can and cannot do and literally there is no reason to own a front wheel drive car.

I bought a BMW 135i 1 series pretty tuned almost 450+ hp I was still learning the car got to cocky and lost control and totaled it watching this for next time

Why do I have a gut feeling that none of these maneuvers or enthusiastic driving should be done on a public road? Isn't the idea of a race track for that kind of driving? Me and my family just want to get from A to B in a boring and safe manner. I do not need someone trying semi-drifting on a roundabout.

So is this car he’s driving like a euro Miata? Don’t bash all my cars have been American v8s

Watching this since im thinking of getting a is350. Don’t know if I should go with awd or rwd

You're too young to know that all cars used to be rear wheel drive. Those new fangled front wheel drive cars just steer funny.

I've just gone from a 1.4 na seat ibiza to a nissan 350z. If you drive sensibly it's so easy and fun to drive an rwd

I have a stage 1 cupra but I’m thinking of getting a m140i but I’m low-key scared of a rear wheel drive 😂😂😂😂😂😂

Cool shirt+ Cool Abarth Spyder= smooth video!

So would you consider a newer RWD with AT and TC, as safe as a FWD for people who don't know driving dynamics ? At least in my area they crash everyday when it rains in their RWD (F150 specially), FWD they just do MUCH better.