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***HDi fun*** · 03-06-2009, 08:53 PM

Got the Mercs and Beemers already. The Volvo T5 is FWD, as is the D5 and D6.

Diesel cars are much nicer with RWD as the amount of torque stuffed through the front is just too much to steer the thing properly under hard acceleration. Then factor in the nose heaviness of the diesel engines themselves and you've got a recipe for ploughing understeer. It's surprising that they work as well as they do to be honest.

03-06-2009, 08:53 PM	#9 (permalink)
*HDi fun* Moderator Torque King Car: E39 Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Buckinghamshire UK Posts: 11,306	Re: What RWD diesels are there Got the Mercs and Beemers already. The Volvo T5 is FWD, as is the D5 and D6. Diesel cars are much nicer with RWD as the amount of torque stuffed through the front is just too much to steer the thing properly under hard acceleration. Then factor in the nose heaviness of the diesel engines themselves and you've got a recipe for ploughing understeer. It's surprising that they work as well as they do to be honest.