Originally Posted by
runningDoc
^thanks for the correction. yup AWD will have understeer.
thats what I meant though... if someone is specifically wanting a rear wheel drive car... then that person wants that feeling of having the power at the rear.
I know this is splitting hairs here; but while it's generally true, it really depends on the power split and the system for the AWD system. Typically it can be fine-tuned by the mfgr depending on what driving characteristics they want to impart on the consumer. Quite often, AWD systems are front biased or even exhibit a 50/50 split. To that point, you get understeer with lift-off/snap oversteer at the handling limit. BMW (and some other mfgrs) has a rear biased AWD system with a 33/66 F-R split will impart a rear bias and a tendancy to oversteer at the handling limit.