This was told to me by a German engineer at the presentation of a legendary car: the BMW M3. It is true that at that time it was driven without electronics, as the locals would say, “bare handed”. But, 36 years later, is this still the case? I assure you that it is. Some of our first followers will tell me that we had already made this video… Well yes and no, because it is true that we made one with the same theme, but I wanted to make one with more detail. And we are going to start strong, looking at the difference in driving between these two types of cars on circuits. I do not attribute this phrase to anyone, it is mine, but it is endorsed by many drivers much better than me. It is this: “On a circuit, in competition, if you are afraid in a rear-wheel drive car, it is because you are going fast… but if you are afraid in a front-wheel drive car, you are also going slow. Life is not a race, and let me get one thing straight: There are front-wheel drive cars that are very efficient and fun to drive… and rear-wheel drive cars… and all-wheel drive cars. This is true, but it is also true that separating the steering from the propulsion and feeling “pushed” from behind offers different sensations… We must not confuse efficiency with sensations, one of the reasons why I like my current car: You don’t have to go “racing” with inverted commas, to enjoy and have sensations. That didn’t happen to me when I had my Audi TTS, with such tremendous efficiency that to have sensations I had to go very, very fast. I told you that this video had a technical part. Well, let’s get on with it. Until the arrival of the Citroën Traction Avant, all mass-produced cars were rear-wheel drive with the engine in front, gearbox below, drive shaft to the rear wheels and rear-wheel drive. When the Traction appeared, a car that I was able to test, it was a total revolution: The car was lower, because there was no drive shaft, basically simpler except for the constant velocity joints and above all more stable, much more stable. The arrival of the Mini and then a myriad of front-wheel drive cars introduced this system in the vast majority of cars, including SUVs, luxury sedans and many sports cars. Only a few premium brands, the purest sports cars and of course, the TTs, escaped this configuration. The reason? Front-wheel drive cars are cheaper to make, make better use of interior space and are easier to drive… Compared to them, rear-wheel drive cars offer a better weight distribution, not only because they have mechanical elements at the back, but because they can move the engine further back, as BMW does, which in its cars uses the front engine, but central, clearly behind the front axle, which allows a balance of masses far superior to any front-wheel drive car. For high power, rear-wheel drive is better, because as you know, when accelerating, the weight is shifted to the rear, so in a front-wheel drive car the driving wheels are relieved of weight, while in a rear-wheel drive car the opposite happens. Today we could say that the power limit for a front-wheel drive car would be around 300 hp. The second generation Ford Focus RS500 (2010) gave 350 hp, but it was a bit of a disaster… the current Honda Civic with 320 hp, on the other hand, is fabulous… although it would certainly go better with rear-wheel drive. Why is a front-wheel drive car easier to drive? Very simple, because at the limit, what any driver does, no matter how clumsy or novice, is exactly what you have to do. Agile cars turn well and don't forget one thing: In essence, a front-wheel drive car is like a dart… very stable but it's hard to turn. In a rear-wheel drive car, the wheels that turn go in front of the engine. I assure you, this ability is noticeable even without going to the limit and on winding roads or simply on a roundabout, it is a joy. But in monologues, we end up where we started. In a front-wheel drive circuit, adjustments are made to, as they say in Italian, “put the rear end in difficulty” and make the car turn more easily. But if you go too far back, you lose time, you have to make appropriate adjustments and drive very orderly. I always say this because it is true, there are videos in which your comments or your opinion interest me more and this is one of them… so you know. Car of the day I thought of a rear-wheel drive car that has captivated me and I have not hesitated: The Alfa Romeo V6 75 3.0 America. It is rear-wheel drive, has the rear gearbox for better weight distribution, has a de Dion rear suspension, is beautiful… but just the sound of that engine would be enough to have it in our garage. Yes, electric cars are very practical, very ecological… whatever you want. But when you were giving that car gas, I may seem like an exaggerator, I got goosebumps...