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[Don Johnson <donjohnson@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Frank wrote;
FWD CAN be cheaper! Designing may take a bit more time, but in the long
run manufacturing is cheaper. The entire drivetrain, steering, and front
suspension on most is assembled out of the car in one package with
nothing in the way. A few small sub assemblies combined into one, then
lifted in the car from the bottom. Once installed there are a few hook
ups and it's done! More engineering and development work, but far less
labor to assemble. If it wasn't cheaper it wouldn't be so universally
used. LABOR to assemble is the key! The compactness of the assembled
unit just makes it harder and more time consuming to make repairs, but
the manufacturer isn't worried about that. 

I agree with you, it is cheaper to manufacture, and that is the point I was making.
As far as FWD being better, I revert to my performance driving instructor. What makes a superior handling car?
One with 50/50 front/rear weight distribution. FWD and front engine cars are the same as RWD with rear engines but the Rear engine cars have an advantage because the driving wheels are not also the steering wheels.
Mid engine is usually best and front engine and rear drive is next.
I spent many hours learning to brake without activating the antiskid and steer with the throttle. The hardest thing is to keep the wheels from slipping any more than necessary. Steering and throttle are needed to control slip. With the driving wheels also doing the steering, and when those are the wheels slipping, you lose both.
I won't own another FWD car. I'm an oldster and grew up driving RWD. I owned a GM and a Ford FWD car for a time and never considered the FWD to be superior in the snow, and we get a lot of it up here in the Great White North.
Show me a FWD performance car and I'll show you........never mind, just show me a FWD performance car.
Don
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