Originally Posted by
rydabent
Yes cars really went down hill when they came out with front wheel drive. Having the front wheels hold up most of the weight, steer, brake, and drive the car forward is not really very bright. Then they put in 4 cylinder engines that really belong on ag equipment.
Front drive has given us 4 cylinder cars that get more than 40 mpg. Also, 4 cylinder cars with 300 horsepower. Front drive has created fast, reliable, fun to drive cars that have all the comforts and easily meet emission and fuel economy standards.
44 years ago when front drive started taking over I objected to it, too. I worked as a car mechanic and eventually I got used to it.
btw, if you are against 4 cylinder engines you might not like 3 cylinder engines, which are becoming more common.