I see the Stinger is ending sales in Australia. I find RWD a much better driving experience.
Are there any rear wheel drive cars except prestige brands left? I think a couple of the electrics are RWD.
Rear Wheel Drive Cars in Australia
mskeggs on 18/12/2023 - 21:15
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Could you list some?
Crown and Mark X are the most common that can be imported. The Mark X looks very similar to a Camry.
MX-5, 86, Mustang.
I guess the Nissan Z cars too. I’ll have to get rid of some kids, but its ok, they are getting older anyway!
Would seem a reasonable trade.
I chose a 370Z over kids 11 years ago. No regrets :P
Quite a few sports cars (MX-5, GR86/BRZ, Nissan Z) are RWD; are you looking for something more practical and pre-owned?
Not looking at all right now, but I can see in a few years there will be fewer and fewer options, so I was just posting with a bit of curiosity.
Probably by the time I buy my next car I’ll either buy an electric AWD or RWD in any case, I was just reflecting how car segments just kind of, disappear.
Like a modest size ute just is no longer something you can buy. And I suppose a modestly priced RWD sedan or wagon is similarly gone.But you can choose from dozens of identical FWD SUVs and little FWD hatches.
Sadly we've followed the USA and not Europe in evolving our purchasing preferences. But with around 1M of the 70M annual new car registrations globally we're simply a backwater.
The Stinger's upmarket brother the Genesis G70 will still be sold but pretty expensive for something that is not a proper sports car
Tesla Model 3.
Add MG4, BYD Seal to that list
Yes correct. BYD seal is actually good value for money.
And base Model Y
Toyota HiAce
/end threadI have the same thoughts.
If I rule out FWD, non-turbo 4 cylinder, and diesel then it doesn't leave many choices.Why stop at RWD? Get 4WD! And add rear diff locker, just make sure its electrically activated, those air ones are shit. And roof platform, bullbar (steel only), snorkel and UHF. On the plus side, you'll survive any head-on collision with Yaris.
Toyota Prado, modern legal tank-class vehicle.
guzzles fuel like a tank too!
it has dual 180L fuel tanks, its ok lol
I made that comment in jest, but I'm actually eyeing some prados at the moment. Looking at the 120's with around 175,000 k's on the clock for between $15-20k. Any advice? Cheers
@jack0: Seems like good value. You will easily get double the kilometers - our old one was nearing 400k when a kid broke it.
Uses a lot of fuel around town is my only criticism - around 12l/100km, but that was the model before what you are looking at.
guzzles fuel like a tank too!
Depending on the car, it might not. My 2021 Ford Ranger is about the same as what my 07 VE Commodore was. Freeway is about 9L/100, around town is a bit more.
Get 4WD! And add rear diff locker, just make sure its electrically activated just make sure its electrically activated
But that is only good for off-road/unsurfaced roads. You shouldn't use 4WD on actual surfaced roads, it will break things.
What things? Roads? It has rubber tires :)
An alternative is to drive a FWD in reverse everywhere
This one simple trick RWD car owners don't want you to know.
Not only that… take off your rear wheels and you’ve got yourself an AWD there, friend
I find RWD a much better driving experience
Whilst I do agree, I think AWD is better than RWD for experience.
Whilst I do agree, it makes f all difference 99% of the time on the road.
I guess everyone has their opinion, but AWD is great all conditions. I am in a regional area and travel the freeway a lot, so probably notice it more than city driving.
So if I blind test u whilst driving at 100km/h on the free way you can tell whether the car is fwd/rwd or AWD?
I woulda thought city driving would get to experience more of the difference with the constant accelerating from 0 and corning versus straightline on flatroad freeways.
So if I blind test u whilst driving at 100km/h on the free way you can tell whether the car is fwd/rwd or AWD?
No, I think you misunderstood what I meant. More driving the car, in a regional area and travelling the freeway a lot, AWD I find is better than my primary RWD 2021 Ford Ranger at times, especially in the hills and windy roads.
I woulda thought city driving would get to experience more of the difference with the constant accelerating from 0 and corning versus straightline on flatroad freeways.
It would depend on what "mode" the car is in. At least for my wife's Tuscon.
- Normal - Equal power to all wheels
- Sport - More power to the front wheels, so a bit more get up and go.
I drive it in Sport most of the time.
@Jaduqimon: A decently powered car will spin the wheels in the wet if you floor it at 100km/h. So yeah you'd be able to tell if it was fwd, rwd or awd.
@Jaduqimon: FWIW, I find RWD more predictable in cornering, have a tighter turning circle, have the benefit of not losing steering of your wheels spin.
AWD share several of those benefits particularly improved cornering.
At 100km/h on a straight highway they are all the same.@mskeggs: Turning circle is determined by the natural steering angle allowed by the front wheels and the length of the wheelbase, iem distance between rear and front wheels. Nothing to do with rwd. Of course your experience maybe that rwd cars have shorter wheelbase so you feel the turning circle is tighter.
And yes we do agree that at 100km/hr makes no difference.
Also can't do donuts as well on fwd and AWD cars :P
@Jaduqimon: The steering angle allowed by the front wheels is often greater on RWD as they are not restricted by driveshafts and CV joints.
This results in RWD often having a good turning circle (eg MX5). Obviously a RWD LWB HiAce is still going to have a worse turning circle than a FWD Picanto though.
The new Mazda6 will be RWD.
I didn’t know that, and that is positive.
Sedan and wagon, nice 'normal' car that should be affordable and practical.
Lets just hope it crashes better than the CX-60 it shares a platform with.Mazda 6 RWD Wagon would be bloody tops.
if we ever get the mazda sp it will be rear drive and rotary! If they put a brap mode with open exhausts they might win back a few old school guys
How did we miss this, if we drive FWD in reverse gear, it's RWD.., right? Wait, we also get rear-wheel steering.
Or you could just buy a forklift.
Ya some are EV as well
Clearly, someone can't read.
It is called humor i..
On a serious note have a look at some of entry level BMWs . They are no more prestigious brand than toyota these days…even the police use them,
4x2 Hilux
RWD is becoming more common in EVs.
Interestingly the Polestar 2 actually changed from FWD to RWD for the 2024 model year. Sort of kept the opposite half of the AWD drivetrain to what they did previously.Suzuki Jimny drops mic
Falcon on gas
Plenty of Jap imports are RWD. There are several Toyota's that look a bit like a Camry but are RWD and have a potent V6 from the Lexus models.