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Today we find that vehicles come in 3 drive configurations front-wheel drive, rear-wheel drive and 4 or all-wheel drive. In this article, we will focus on only front and rear-wheel drive. Front-wheel drive is where the engine drives only the front wheels. Rear-wheel drive is when the engine drives only the rear wheels.Funny enough I am driving a front wheel private car.

Front-wheel drive is used in order to provide a compact package. Very little space is necessary since the engine and the wheels being driven are in the front of the vehicle. A center tunnel or a higher chassis is not necessary as they would be in a rear-wheel-drive configuration. The driveshaft of the rear-wheel-drive vehicle has to reach from the engine to the rear wheels causing the need for a tunnel or higher chassis. The front-wheel-drive-configuration also promotes good traction.

Due to their better traction due to weight distribution, front-wheel-drive vehicles are preferred to rear-wheel-drive if one needs to drive in snow, mud or wet roads. However, front-wheel-drive vehicles are not always as quick to accelerate as rear-wheel drive because of weight transference that takes place during acceleration causes the front wheels to sharply reduce their grip and this adversely affects torque.

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In addition, front-wheel-drive vehicles feature a transverse engine (facing side to side) while rear-wheel-drive vehicles have a longitudinal engine (facing front to back). Due to the style of the engine, front-wheel drive actually restricts the size of the engine. That is why you will see front-wheel-drive cars with inline 4 and V6 engines. Longer engines such as Inline 6 and big bore V8 engines have a difficult time fitting into the available space. This is why most luxury cars as well as sports cars more often than not have a rear wheel drive configuration.

Advantages to a Front-Wheel-Drive Configuration Include:

More Interior Space
Lower Weight
Less Cost to Manufacture
Improved Drivetrain Efficiency
Forward Center of Gravity Which Improves Traction
Predictable Handling
Disadvantages to a Front-Wheel-Drive Vehicle Are:

Poorer Torque Allowing Front-Wheel-Drive Vehicles to Pull Left or Right when They Are Accelerated with Some Force
Lack of Weight Shifting Which Limits the Acceleration of the Vehicle
Reduced Traction When the Vehicle Is Climbing a Slope in Slippery Conditions
The CV Joints Attached to the Wheel Hub Tend to Wear Out Faster
Increased Turning Circle Because the Transverse Engine Limits the Amount the Front Wheels Can Turn
The Size of the Engine Is Restricted
Advantages to a Rear-Wheel-Drive Vehicle Include:

Even Weight Distribution
Better Weight Transfer During Acceleration
Better Steering Radius
Better handling On Dry Roads
Better Braking
Better Towing Capability
Easier Serviceability
Can Feature More Powerful Engines
Disadvantages Include:

Possibility of Oversteering When the Vehicle Is Accelerated Hard
Poorer Traction In Snow, Ice and Sand
Less Interior Space
Increased Weight
Higher Cost for the Vehicle
Improper Weight Distribution When the Vehicle Is Loaded
A Longer Driveshaft to Reach the Rear Wheels
So, as you can see, it is important to consider your driving habits and needs to determine which configuration would be right for you.


Front Wheel Drive

As with RWD, FWD offers two main advantages — just very different ones. The first is economy. It is cheaper to design and build a FWD car. There are fewer parts — and the drivetrain is easier and cheaper to install as the car rolls down the assembly line. FWD also helps cut down the car’s weight by eliminating the separate transmission and axle assemblies used in a RWD car. This, in turn helps the car get better gas mileage. This is why FWD is most commonly found in economy-type and lower-cost cars.

The other FDW plus is better traction than a RWD car can deliver — especially in rain and snow. The front wheels pull the car instead of the rear wheels pushing it. And, the weight of the engine/transaxle sits on top of the (front) drive wheels, which further helps the car get a grip. FWD cars are typically very capable in poor weather — even excellent, when fitted with snow tires.

Cons? FWD cars are nose-heavy, which isn’t optimal for handling — especially high-speed, high-load handling. A related problem is that the front wheels have to do two things at once — put the power to the ground and steer the car. This, too, is not optimal for a performance/sporty car. In a high-powered FWD car, it can sometimes be difficult or awkward to keep the car pointed straight ahead as the car accelerates. The front wheels may jerk to the left or right — a problem called “torque steer.” Modern FWD cars are less prone to this thanks to electronic traction control, but it’s still not the hot set-up for performance applications — which is why very few “serious” performance cars are FWD.

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The final thing to know about FWD is that it’s relatively fragile. Half-shafts and constant velocity (CV) joints are more susceptible to injury than a rugged lump of cast iron — as in a RWD car’s solid axle. While a RWD car’s axle may outlast the car and never require service beyond the occasional lube change, it is far more likely that a FWD car will need new CV joints/boots or something else as the years roll by.

All Wheel Drive

The best thing about AWD is that it gives you some of the advantages of both RWD and FWD — while minimizing the weaker points of either of those layouts.

The number one advantage of AWD is excellent traction — both on dry pavement and in poor weather. This is why AWD appeals to both the performance-minded enthusiast as well as the person who just doesn’t want to get stuck in the snow. Some AWD systems are based on RWD layouts (examples include the Mercedes Benz E-Class) while others are built around FWD layouts (such as any new Subaru). The RWD-based versions are usually more performance-oriented but all AWD vehicles do an impressive job of balancing handling/driving dynamics with “go anywhere, anytime” bad weather capability.

But there are downsides — the two biggest ones being weight and cost. AWD cars can weigh several hundred pounds more than an otherwise identical RWD or FWD car. This hurts the car’s acceleration — at least, when compared with an otherwise identical RWD or FWD version of the same car. And the added weight means the car will use more fuel — especially if the engine’s power has been increased to compensate for the added weight.

The last downside with AWD is the cost. AWD, when offered as an option, usually adds significantly to the car’s sticker price. If it’s standard equipment, the car will usually cost more than otherwise equivalent FWD or RWD cars. And because there are more components, there are more things that will need to be serviced — and which may eventually fail and hit you up with a big bill as the car gets older.

So, you’ll pay more up front — at the pump — and down the road. But that may be worth not getting stuck every time it snows — and still being able to tear into corners when it’s nice out.



Rear Wheel Drive

There are two main advantages to owning a RWD car. The first is that RWD is both simple and rugged — especially if it’s a solid axle design — and can take a lot of abuse without needing expensive repairs. Accidentally run over a curb in a solid axle RWD car, for instance, and you probably won’t break anything. But hit a curb (or even a deep pothole) in a FWD car and the odds are much higher that something expensive will be damaged. This is why cop cars and other “service” vehicles are overwhelmingly RWD.

The other advantage RWD cars offer is better balance — and because of this, better handling. While a FWD car has most of the weight of the engine and transaxle (the transmission and axle assembly are one unit in a FWD car) over the front wheels, a RWD car spreads the weight of its drivetrain more evenly front-to-rear. This is why most sports cars — and virtually all race cars — are RWD.

And cons? As anyone who has owned one will tell you, RWD cars are at their weakest in poor weather — rain and snow. Even with modern traction control, a RWD car is more prone to loss of traction on slick roads. In snow, RWD cars are best left home.

- See more at: http://blog.motorists.org/pros-cons-rear-wheel-drive-front-wheel-drive-or-all-wheel-drive/#sthash.pFV6OIqp.dpuf

MY DEAR GO FOR LEXUS, HONDA IS A WHACK CAR...THE LEGS CAN PULL IN MIDDLE OF AN EXPRESS LANE OR IN MIDDLE OF NOWHERE

SO BE MINDFUL

totoisgud:
I hear u my broda. C d pix of d guy dat started this thread. Na small boi wey hunger 1 kill. Person wey never comot 4rm d borders of dis country dey boast with people wey him no know 4 UK/US. 4rm his profile pix u wud know dat he is a tout. vicadex07 d life span in yr chosen profession is very short. A word is enough 4 d wise. Let me leave d F00L alone b4 he brings me down 2 his level & beats me with experience.

most of these kids that post here...majority are jobless or under employed. most cant even feed themselves or pay common rent...from the way they talk...you will know.

an exposed and well travelled man wont act like that


so i have learnt one thing, read their post, ignore majority of them and engage the matured one


IF YOU ARE INTO BUSINESS AND CORPORATE WORLD...AS YOU CLIMB UP. NOBODY CARES ABOUT TRIBES UP THERE WHAT THEY CARE IS GET THE DEAL DONE


So ignore them, tribe wont pay my air ticket, wont pay my fuel in the car, wont pay my kids school fees. what would do that is smartness, luck, networking,Hardworks and quality one then above all GOD


So engage them at your own peril. ignore them you will be happy

totoisgud:
Honestly speaking I think u r frustrated & jobless. U r consumed with hate, envy & jealousy. Your mates r out there making moni & u r here fighting Yoruba/Ibo war. Experience has taught me dat tribalist trouble makers r usually touts, jobless people and people with no confidence / low self esteem. I'm sure u know yr category.

U r here boasting abt d achievement of others. Wot abt yr own? R u d 1 travelling 2 d US/UK? Can't u c dat u r deluded? 4 d record I'm not Ibo but I think u hv a problem. Better change yr orientation or u wud b left behind.

the whole thing tire me ...too much kids here so I think that most of them are dependent that's why they can afford this
go to car section and see matured mind brother
forget these kids

ShineuEye:
I am not Igbo but a proud Niger-Deltan, just trying to prove how ediotic your topic is.

your correct on that guy ..but wait oo


is niger delta a tribe


because IMO abia r also there

Ramnon2:
Gov Fayose of Ekiti State
Femi Aribisala (a public commentator and newspaper columnist)
Femi Fani Kayode (needs no introduction)

The rest are MOSTLY selfish, narrow-minded, on-track minded, gullible, short-sighted, and shallow-thinking lots.

I totally concur with you on this for the first time

kpaofame:

yawa dey oooo

e clear...

in the words of Someone's hero and role model


i can guarantee your freedom before your speech but your freedom and safety after that i can't guarantee...

chai see wetin #ICPC dey do....Demon-Crazy we hail dey...
Change is here

that's from my man ...idi amin Dada of Uganda ..aka king of Scotland and former Uganda top notch

one of the finest dictators Africa has ever presented...


big ups to him

londonrivals:
http://thenationonlineng.net/icpc-set-to-put-social-media-on-watchlist-says-chairman/

Now all I will say is bybe to freedom of speech...they voted change and now they cant cricise change...


now how can I change my IP


Oh GEJ was a nice dude in this aspect



lol


i am laughing change people


they came to power on social media now they are in power they will want to kill social media


we are been taking back to 18th century


now where is my passport...i am off to panya

its unfortunate...this is one good reason people should get an insurance policy and these onlookers go get a job....


above all does the insurance policy work in Nigeria anyway?

So PDP dumped Obasanjo finally...what a way to go

geesilver:
http://www.dailyindependentnig.com/2015/09/why-obasanjo-atiku-amaechi-left-pdp-metuh/

Agencies under the Communication Technology ministry as well as those under Science and Innovation ministry are quietly being scrutinized and their former or serving heads put under auditors’ watch.



Heads of government agencies many with petitions already against them are to be axed, it was learnt. Others are penciled down for sack for actions tantamount to abuse of official procedures, even if there are clear no petitions against them.



“People with known case of impunity and who clearly were appointed outside of laid down procedures will go, I can assure you” said the insider who should know.


The federal government had hired auditing firms including KPMG, and PriceWaterHouseCoopers (PwC) to assess the operations of all revenue generating agencies such as the Nigeria Customs Service, Federal Internal Revenue Service (FIRS), Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), and Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) among others.



http://itedgenews.com/2015/08/28/government-opens-audit-files-on-ict-agencies/#

NOW WONT IT SPILL THE EWEDU ATI GBEGIRI

lalasticlala:
http://www.nigerianmonitor.com/2015/09/02/photos-ibadan-restaurant-waiters-to-start-using-hoverboards-to-serve-customers/

Now mind you...these sai buhari people will chastise you, me i will just laugh at you because I am becoming NOSTRADEMUS, while some of them that will love to play ostrich claiming that they play sophisticated politics will feel betrayed while the people in the east will feel vindicated...then the we the south south people will always say... IT DOESNT MATTER so far they perform

while Nigeria as a country will look with a whole lot of anger inbuilt but busy window dressing



I SAID IT BEFORE AND I AM SAYING IT AGAIN


WE ARE NOT IN DEMOCRACY WE ARE IN GERONTOCRACY WITH SOME ELEMENT OF THEOCRACY AND KLEPTOCRACY


Take it or leave it


am outta hear and please do not quote me, if you dont have anything meaningul to say



the whole thing sucks you know


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UmuEri:
http://saharareporters.com/2015/09/02/buhari-your-face-michael-egbejumi-david

Ugomba:
"One Nigeria" should be used as an example of Irony in English language.. What is ONE in this tribalistic country where hatred was enshrined into the DNA of some of its Citizens.
LET ALL "ONE NIGERIA" fanatics answer this questions
1) Why are the Northerners owning up to 85% of Oil Wells in Nigeria when there is No Oil producing Northern state? YET They and yorubas accuse Igbos of wanting to take SS Oil when Imo, Abia, Anambra, Asaba(my area), Oyibo are Igbo crude oil producing areas.
2) If the Northern Nigeria is the only Crude oil producing zone, will the hausa share it with the south and make it a National cake?
3) The Civil war was not fought to make Nigeria one BUT rather because of the hatred for Igbos.
4) We Delta Igbos have demanded for our Anioma State but the reason why FG and hausa majority senate are reluctant over it because they do not want a 6th S.E state out of hatred.
5) why are Northerners holding up to key positions in their hypocritical "One Nigeria"

6) Some Easterners have lost their relations to anti-Igbo massacre in the North and you are shouting ONE NIGERIA.

What is One About This Country?

When my Asaba people were massacred during the biafran war because they refused to deny their Igboness.

I am Not Tribalistic BUT I hate hypocrisy that is attached to "One Nigeria".

God be with you nwanne madu

hmmm thats meth

ANOTHER ONE AGAIN ...THIS ONDO SEFF

JideJamez:
By Dayo Johnson Akure



Source: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/08/masquerades-invade-church-flog-pastors-worshipers/#sthash.KmIXEi7V.dpuf

AND THEN?

PhockPhockMan:
http://www.punchng.com/politics/yoruball-regret-voting-buhari-okunrounmu/

this is one of the very few Yoruba men that call a spade what it is ...a spade

but how do the rest of them think ? can somebody explain this ...look at the mess they out us into

okolochyke:
Tony u know how things go. u make mouth, i deliver and u run away

I will ignore your insults this morning because I am in Church

Be careful please

I am taking a mental note of people to ignore in future post and you are one of them

why do you quote me ...I do not quite your type

adonbilivit:
psquare Don't make noise but they top of every list

no mind those IBO boys

okolochyke:
Tony, what is wrong with your wife's teeth?

ask your mother son ....was with her last weekend


all these kids in this nairaland wont grow up...and they will want to act as if they are measuring up

have you thanked your dad for the lunch cos I know that you are incapable of feeding yourself


never you quote me again ..slippers get size

what is wrong with blacks? common equitiy and meritocracy we just can't afford


what is actually with PMB

Angelou:
the Igalas present in Anambra and other south eastern states are the descendants of warriors which a certain Attah (king) Igalla left there after a failed invasion into Igbo land

but during the olden days the ochi of igalla would pay obeisance to NRI in anambra and one of NRI sons found igalla clan

but wait is that attah crazy to think of invasion in mainland Igbo ?


so you can see why they see you as an Igbo ..even me my guy in abuja looks Igbo but he is igalla

there must be this nexus ,

Angelou:
that is due to their geographical proximity to the south east. (some parts of ibaji even bear igbo names).. But linguistically (in spoken language) they are more similar to yorubas

yeah and some igalla people migrated from Igbo and don't forget we have Igbo in Benue ..so you have the best if both worlds

relax

alfonso36:
I am shocked most Nigerians know little about their Country.
I go to Kano they call me Nyamiri.
I go to Ekwulobia they call me Onye Hausa
Here in Lagos some call me Northerner, others call me Aboki, still others call me òmò Ibo.
To make matters worse, I get into trouble when I tell the Hausa man in Kano that I am not Nyamiri but a Kogite. Yauwa, he switches to Hausa and camaraderie begins. His joy is short lived when I say banaji Hausa. He doesn't believe a man from Kogi, a State is the `North' doesn't even know what Inakwana means. I cut him short by saying I am from the middle-belt, and that is where problem begins. He doesn't want to talk to me anymore - I am a traitor he says. The Christian man from Kogi, Benue, or Plateau prefers to say he is from the middle-belt, his Muslim brother thinks otherwise - he is a Northerner. Wahala de there.
And here in Lagos, I am battling to tell my colleague who has lived all his life in Lagos that Kogi is not a Yoruba state and more than 70% of Kogites do not speak Yoruba. Sometimes in Church some persons are surprised that a 'Haruna' can pray and even speak in tongues.
In Onitsha main market, every 'Kopa' that is not Yoruba is Onye Hausa. That bad.
I have studied the map of Nigeria several times, I have been to Kano, Bauchi and Kaduna. I grew up in Kogi and I have lived in Plateau, Abuja, and Benue. NYSC took me to Umunya, Oko, Ekwulobia, Uga, Awka, Umunze and many places in Anambra state. Asaba, Orlu, Owerri, Okigwe, and Portharcourt became home to me after NYSC. And at some point Bere-Oje-Felele
-Challenge-Oluyole-Bodija-Iyaganku have played host to me.
I am an IGALA man from Kogi State and my hometown which is East of River Niger and South of River Benue is less than 200km from Enugu. How, then, did I become Onye Hausa?
If you accepted Sunday Awoniyi, my brother who lives across the Niger as leader of Arewa Consultative Forum, and my State Governor is a member of the 19 Northern Governors Forum, why do you still refer to me as Nyamiri?
You say Wa, I say nawa. You say lò I say lo. You say èja I say èja. You say èran I say èla. You say Ichanâ I say Achana. You say èwa I say ègwa. Our languages are very similar, but while you see an Itsekeri man as your brother you prefer to refer to an Igala man as Aboki or òmò Ibo. My dear, go find your ancestors make dem tell you your story.
One important lesson I have learnt from my waka waka around Nigeria is that we are not seperated by the tongues we speak but by our Understanding of the one and only God - Edumare, Chukwu, Allah, Odoba Ogagwu.
So, if you out there thinking I am Aboki, Onye Hausa, Northerner, or whatever you decide to use to differentiate between you and I, sorry, dem never born you; you are still in the womb. And if you still think Edumare is different from Allah, Chukwu or God, my brother, you are still a toddler and you have a chance to study your Baibulu or Aluquran again.
For those of you who have succeeded in removing the veil of religion, ethnicity, Country and race, and now see me as your brother and God as our Father, well done, for to you belongs the Kingdom of God. As I write, Angels are in jubilant mode, Heaven is agog, and a throne is being prepared for you. Perhaps, it is time for you to leave this world to go rest in peace where you belong.

but igalla have historical and cultural affinity to Igbo

1. President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria - north.
2.Senate President- north.
3. Speaker of the House of Representatives- north.
4. Chief Justice of the Federation- north.
5. President of the Court of Appeal- north.
6. Chief Justice of the Federal High Court- north.
7. Secretary to the Federal Government- north.
8. Chief of Staff to the President- north.
9. Chief of Army Staff- north.
10. Chief of Air Staff- north.
11. Comptroller General of Customs- north.
12. Director-General of State Security Services (SSS)- north.
13. National Security Advisor- north.
14. Director General NIMASA- north.
15. Chairperson of the Independant Electoral Commission(INEC)- north.
16. Comptroller-General Immigration- north.
17. Accountant-General of the Federation - north.
18. Commander of Civil Defence Corps- north.
19. Chief Security Officer to the President- north.
20. ADC to the President- north.
21. Principal Secretary to the President- north.
22. Senior Special Assistant to the President on media- north.
23. Chairman of the EFCC- north.24. Head of Service- north.
25. MD of Nigerian Ports Authority- north.
26.DG of Nigerian Broadcasting Commission (NBC)- South East
27. EVC NCC - North


27. Chairman NDLEA- north.


NIGERIANS WANTED ''CHANGE'' AND NOW WE HAVE GOT IT. NO-ONE SHOULD COMPLAIN BECAUSE THIS IS WHAT OUR PEOPLE WANTED. THOSE OF US THAT WARNED THE COUNTRY THAT THIS WOULD HAPPEN WERE INSULTED AND LAMPOONED. NOW WE HAVE TO LIVE WITH THE CONSEQUENCES OF OUR CHOICE FOR THE NEXT FOUR YEARS. WELCOME TO THE NEW NIGERIA. WELCOME TO ''CHANGE''.

my brother...even igbo has CBN, NNPC, NBC ...but GMB no dey try at all...he just dey busy dey fall people hand dey go so


its well sha

PAINGAIN:
Yorubas how market? Even d south south wey no vote buhari don dey get appointed pass una. Igbos didn't vote buhari so we r not expecting him to appoint any igbo. We refused to b deceived. Even if we voted him he will still cancel d 2nd niger bridge project. What igbos saw sitting down, Yorubas couldn't see standing. U were following tinubu abi. Buhari abeg try give d Yorubas minister of information since they like poke-nosing. I'm beginning to like this buharimania.