Some of the seasonal events seem to work best with an AWD muscle car, downloaded a few tunes that had 5 star ratings. It feels a little out of place for me to have a muscle car not be RWD and be AWD instead. I am ignorant in the matter to be honest as far as real life is concerned, I thought muscle cars were mostly RWD(As per manufacturer default it seems) so I was wondering what some of the more experienced people thought about AWD muscle cars. Just curious about it thanks
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In the real world things are moving towards muscle cars being rwd plus traction control.
Most old muscle cars definitely rwd.
Someone would have modified to awd in real life…but this is a video game.
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Old muscle car is body-on-frame. You can bolt the body to anything.
When it comes to the new ones, the Challenger currently has an AWD version, and the 5th gen Camaro could probably have been adapted to AWD use with Australian parts from older Holden models. The Mustang, however, sits on a bespoke chassis not designed with AWD in mind. Ford’s current AWD cars were all developed from FWD platforms.
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For drag racing, first and foremost is acceleration, weight shifts to back so the front doesnt do much. Relying on the hard launch more than the long pull. Additionally, AWD means more weight and more weight means a slower time.
AWD cars also need matched tire sizes not to fry the transfer cases. So up to a point it works, but the physics of what makes the fastest drag race cars in the world start requiring the tall sidewall slicks at which point the AWD is reaching it’s limits and then the fronts don’t act proper, etc. Interestingly, where most of the AWD cars get their times in drag racing isnt always the launch, but coming up on mid track where they can pull out more top end turbocharged power without breaking the rear tires loose. Overall, really tricky physics that is tough to describe!
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Muscle cars are RWD.
(The 4100 lb., V6 powered, automatic transmission, AWD Dodge Challenger is a goofy monstrosity.)
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How is it a monstrosity? I own a fully loaded 2015 Rallye and it’s a great daily driver. Very comfortable, nice interior, enough power for a daily, super affordable, love the 8 speed trans, and great in snow. Average about 30mpg-32mpg with my daily commuting.
It is far from being sporty but it was never meant to be. Very comparable to a Fusion, both are great.
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I’ll put AWD in almost anything in this game. Sometimes I do it because it’s the only way to make something FWD (which I particularly like to do with rear engine cars). And yet, that said, I have a tendency to leave classic muscle cars RWD. Especially if I plan on keeping them on roads. I can’t say it makes sense, but it just feels right.
Living in Maine honestly I would love to own one of the new AWD Challengers, they seem built with states like mine in mind. And as far as old school muscle cars being only RWD, stock yes but as far as aftermarket my state begs to differ, someone in Maine was selling a lifted 4wd 70s Chevy Nova that they PLOWED WITH. Yeah, this guy plowed his driveway with a custom muscle car.
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Generally speaking, the main reason that people use AWD in FH4 is because of how quick they can recover and power out of corner in high class cars. If I’m driving an S1 car that is RWD and I wreck, it will take awhile to get back on track and back up to speed. But if that same exact car was AWD, I’d be able to recover and get up to speed much quicker, as well as have better acceleration when powering out of low/mid speed corners. In the Horizon series, lower classes can generally benefit from RWD, higher classes benefit from AWD. That being said, there are always some exceptions.
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Traditionally, American Muscle cars from the 60’s and 70’s…are RWD…front engine…4 or 5 speed manual transmission or 3 speed automatic…but just like Hot Rodding is based on breaking the rules regarding practical automobile technology…putting the largest engine into the smallest car possible…over the years, with forced induction and upgraded transmissions …6 to 7 speeds…anything ispossible…there are muscle cars from the 50’s to 80’s that were rusting away on people’s land in the deep south and mid west.,that were transformed into 4 by 4 monsters by using Chevy and Ford truck chassises…perfect fpr Rally Racing …The Europeans were already ahead of the curve…with the Fords and Cosworth connection…RWD is great for drift and drag racing but for grip and stability…AWD is the way to go…Audis , Mitsubishi Lancer EVO’s, Nissan Skylines and GT-R;s , and Subaru’s…dominate in circuit racing…AWD conversions are real but a lot of traditional Hot Rod purists hate the idea!
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In real life, muscle cars were RWD, although Ford did build a prototype of the Mustang that had AWD. In Forza, it really depends on what purpose I am using my car for, since I do not care for the online aspect of the game. If I am just building a street car, than I will leave it RWD, but if I am going rallying, then I will put it AWD.
Well this is forza horizon this game dont even try to be super realistic. This is game where you can take ferrari 250 that cost 50m in real life and and drive it on big jump over 300kmh landing on river and then just continue your trip, realistic? no. but it’s so damn fun.
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