Originally Posted by
big john
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.
Also FWD has ruined engines. Starting in 1950 or so we had modern short stroke, big bore engines that didnt waste power moving the piston so fast. Now now the have to cram engines in sideways, and they have gone back to the long stroke engines to make engines shorter. The worst thing about small bore long stroke engines is they dont have the much room for big valves in the head,