Next Fenske tackles all wheel drive versus rear-wheel drive. The rear-engine makes sense for AWD because of the rear wheel bias (RWB). The RWB can send up to 40% of the power up to the front, if the driver wants, making this much easier than a front engine. As for RWD, having the engine in the middle or the rear simplifies efficiency and weight. And in rough terrain, like the snowy roads Fenske is driving and drifting on, the maximum grip is increased.
As we’ve come to expect, it is another must-see video from Engineering Explained that is chock full of information and entertaining, to boot.
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