FWD vs RWD vs AWD: Know How to Handle Your Junk! - The Racing Line Ep. 9

Front-wheel drive, rear-wheel drive, and all-wheel drive-we all know they are different, but how do they affect the handling of each car? On this episode of BFGoodrich’s The Racing Line presented by Tire Rack, Randy Pobst takes out the Mazda Miata, Ford Focus ST, and Subaru WRX STI to find out!
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[@andraewilliams3928]

Doing donuts while reversing is the coolest and funniest way i ever saw it done. lol Randy you the best.

[@5thgearouttahere]

@@cc-000 same

[@Fanaz10]

straight out of the midnight club

[@Smokeyjoedamanedamythdalegend]

No bullshit when I first got my Toyota Corolla I wanted to see if it was able to be drifted. Found a housing complex being built with a circle so I’d do doughnuts in the circle. Hit the perfect 180 and turned that into another spin till I had the back tires smoking, blew my mind. I’ve never tried it in reverse I’d crash forsure lol.

[@fiestameisterse5868]

Ahhhh the reverse doughnuts used to do them a lot with my first car as old pos 91 Ford Escort Lx 4 door hatchback it was fun but that's bout the only fun thing that junker had goin for it 🤣

[@ridernotrunner]

One of my faves. I do it way too often in my Fiesta ST haha.

[@niksarass]

In reverse, a FWD becomes a RWD with rear engine

[@niksarass]

I think you misunderstood my point.

[@niksarass]

I wasn't comparing performance. I was comparing relative traction. And a FWD car in reverse has actually a shorter radius than a Porsche in straight, because directing wheels would be behind. And yeah I would never compare a Porsche to a Ford in performance.

[@gustafrenstrom8549]

with rear wheel steering

[@Mainiac1221]

Thus is the logic behind the rwd of the Toyota MR2!

[@legend2533]

Gustaf Renström *FORKLIFT DORIFTO*

[@dominikvereno3783]

now i know how to handle my junk

[@arienwilkins]

you look like a man who knows how to handle his junk

[@drewgarrett]

+Nik Brudar bruh

[@TheSuperMotoHooligan]

J to the U to the N to the K...

[@cola20845]

But can you handle your junk in the trunk?

[@TheBikemaster94]

+cola20845 dus guy is gay^^^

[@andrechristiansen2161]

my driving style is to go full bonkers while listening to running in the 90s

[@Gohan_with_glasses000]

initial D style !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@andrechristiansen2161]

yes

[@Skirk84]

"is a new way i like to be!"

[@Fizz826]

Me too. With my AE86

[@adammaulana3314]

Thats bunta impreza right?

[@jacksonsweet4893]

"Nothing comes out of the corner as ferociously as an all-wheel drive car." Takumi: hold my tofu

[@xanderfpv2629]

Gutter driving ftw

[@TheWatcher-eq8ep]

Bunta: hold my cigarette

[@rockonmyfriend]

@@TheWatcher-eq8ep Bunta: Actually nvm, I’ll hold it. [Zero handed drift intensifies]

[@jeffy69696]

Only one way to win a fwd race 😑

[@danieloboechevarria1783]

He lost several times against his dad Subaru

[@ZephyrCorsa]

The ND MX5, Focus ST, and the 2015 WRX STi are some great looking cars

[@fortheloveofnoise]

minus the Focus ST

[@KaiForce]

Indeed

[@TheK18]

Would've been sick if they used a mazda for all 3: an ND Miata for RWD, a Mazdaspeed3 for FWD (an even better example of torque steer for a RWD/AWD driver than a focus st), and a Mazdaspeed6 for AWD

[@mattyee9369]

@@TheK18 Mazdaspeed6 awd system isn't the same as Subaru. Sti is a rally legend and far superior awd system and suspension. Also a much more balanced low center of gravity.

[@TheK18]

@@mattyee9369 it’s still awd though, wouldn’t really matter whether or not it was a rally tuned one because they are on a road course anyways

[@Sbayo9]

This guy sounds and speaks like Scotty Kilmer :D

[@ArZer]

haha he does

[@Gr3ypool]

Haha I love this, this guy is awesome.

[@MotorTrendWatch]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@jonathanramirez232]

Motor Trend Channel Do you guys get a notification when someone replies like this? Btw that reverse doughnut was amazing!

[@Saya-fs1jo]

+Motor Trend Channel whatever happened to this show? did it get canceled? move to mtod? turned seasonal or interfere with pobsts schedule? really was a good program with a lot of humour and may not have been particularly detailed but I could have a laugh watching what I already knew. I am glad pobst shows up in a lot of other motor trend programming but it was niche him having his own program to add to the lineup

[@Fizz826]

I have met Randy in 3 different occasions in 3 different decades. Neuspeed Accord in the 90's, tri-point Mazda in the 00's and K-Pax Volvo and Porsche in 2010. Never was he not enthusiastic about life and racing!!!

[@Saya-fs1jo]

+Fizz826 cool, glad to hear it not just played up particularly more for the show. he gives the impression he has a good bit of that enthusiasm in life in general. gotta be a fun guy to hang around

[@jerryldavis1823]

awd for lap times and rwd for fun.

[@rogertransam7401]

fwd is to take your son to soccer practice lol

[@weed46]

depending on the track, conditions, and car racing rules

[@SIRICKO]

Tell that to wtcc honda team and watch them laugh at yo dumb ass lol

[@weed46]

SI RICKO LoL... another uninformed "racing fan". Do you know what "Balance of performance" in racing is? Racing series like WTCC make the cars balance, so in there you can have RWD, AWD or FWD, they will balance weight and power so that car has no pace advantage. That's why BMW's on WTCC always had heavy weight penalty, because RWD would be always faster than RWD The exact same happens in GT3 championship, that's why you see Bentley's fighting ferraris, because they balance the performance Do some research before posting rubish

[@SIRICKO]

Jonny Oliveira u talking to the wrong guy kid.

[@benjaminmasters5375]

Great video, very professional, great host, and u explain how the things work with those little diagrams, great job!!!!!! oh and RWD is best for me, will never give up my RWD truck

[@MotorTrendWatch]

Thanks, Benjamin! We appreciate the feedback.

[@KennyLaura]

I agree completely. Other shows need more Randy too.

[@benjaminmasters5375]

+John Wick what do u mean? ????

[@jjwatson858]

+John Wick lol my truck has beat many sports cars in races theirs nothing null about a truck my truck will drift just as good as some small sports cars i found that out lol

[@benjaminmasters5375]

+jj Watson ikr, id buy a big truck before i would ever buy a sports car

[@tjay84]

Torque Steer isn't caused by the front wheels having to do too many things. It is caused by unequal length driveshafts.. A fwd car with a longitudinal engine will not torque steer..

[@Saya-fs1jo]

more so because of a requisite open differential fovoring power to one side and an effect of kingpin angle allowing power to steer that wheel same happen under braking but evenly so it isn't noticed there, the amount of rotational distortion between half shafts of unequal length would show itself in most solid axle vehicles if it were enough to notice were talking not even a minute of angle of deviation as far as the torsional flex goes

[@richzilla08]

+Saya 1 You said a lot of words in a seemingly educated manner so I'll just go ahead and assume you know what you're talking about.

[@lamma109]

+richzilla08 open Diffs will favor one side in certain conditions and when power is applied, since the front wheels also steer, it'll tug on the steering rack

[@slackergurl]

true

[@nukedathlonman]

Very true - every FWD variant of the B5 Passat (PL45) /Audi A4 (Typ 8D) I have driven isn't/wasn't prone to torque steer (longitudinal engine in a FWD format). But then again, the motor's where adequately powered from the factory (well, I think the non-turbo 1.8 would have been very under powered while the W8 would have been about right - I never had an opportunity to drive either). Mind you, the 8 control arm front suspension (two upper, two lower control arms per front wheel) is very over engineered and very prone to other problems (such as premature bushing failure - the design puts a lot of stress on the bushings when the steering knuckles change angle for cornering)...

[@shobin05]

I wish they made it longer for this particular episode. I think there could be a lot more techniques to learn rather than just 1 corner. Also would be great if they could show us randy's foot work when taking a corner like one of those best motoring shows.

[@RanninRavensight]

He says to pick your drivetrain, by I say you should always race with the car you have. I think you can have equal amounts of fun in all sorts of cars as long as you know the car well.

[@L3uX]

Now the REAL question: How do I drive a car in the first place?

[@xXAlmdudlerXx]

Be faster than everybody else

[@endlessroadie3131]

the most important thing to know, be extra careful when a bmw is around you. they don't have indicators lol

[@neolweneht]

Only use the break. Never use gas.

[@Colby_0-3_IRL_and_title_fights]

Buy an Xbox

[@jamppa530]

mine does :D and i generally tend to use it aswell

[@CobraDBlade]

I'd be interested in seeing an example like this comparing front engine RWD, mid engine RWD, and rear engine RWD. Where that lump of an engine sits changes the driving dynamics considerably.

[@robotfishFX]

Where tf is this location. Looks like a racetrack planted in the windows background

[@CPerry-yq1fj]

Sort of a Bill Nye the science guy motor head thang.... nice.

[@Dr_Monitor]

I've been driving FWD cars since I learned to drive. I have driven a few RWD cars, and have nearly ended my life in all of them (I'm used to understeer!).

[@jacksontan1360]

Understeer is way more scarier than over steer.

[@h5skb4ru41]

@@jacksontan1360 just let go of the gas and you'll probably be fine

[@cantstopmygo420]

@@h5skb4ru41 do Not just drop your throttle if you start to oversteer lol. You'll find yourself in a bush, by letting off the gas at the wrong time you are adding grip back to your rear-wheels which will immediately want to straighten your line. If you do this mid corner you will be lucky to stay on the road, RWD is all about breaking early and learning to ease into your acceleration as you round the bend. You can notice this in how much longer the line is for a RWD than a FWD. The FWD brakes Hard into the corner so the understeer can whip it into place, while the RWD brakes softer earlier, uses momentum to get into the corner and steady acceleration to come out of it. Best way to deal with a slip is to counter-steer or drift. To do this, turn your wheel towards where your tail is kicking out, squeeze the throttle just a bit, once you feel your car even out immediately return the wheel to the neutral position (either by letting go and catching or simply turning with your hands; I would advise learning to catch, let the car do the work.) I would advise if you want to train up to find a empty parking lot and force your car to slip so you can get used to it, otherwise the best option is to simply avoid slips by driving Smoothly. No sudden rpm shifts.

[@h5skb4ru41]

@@cantstopmygo420 I refer that understeer can be countered by letting go sometimes.

[@joshk.1642]

100% this. I let off the throttle just yesterday mid turn so I could take a highway turn ramp at 70 instead of 45 limit in my FWD Maxima

[@FlyingAero]

Rear wheel drive is best wheel drive

[@bcubed72]

+ZonGonZ1495 ...and RWD laughs at AWD once a mechanic gets involved.

[@GaryBusey-sLaserdiscCollection]

The same way a Stratos laughs at a Quattro?

[@charjohnnie]

+ZonGonZ1495 there's a reason the best cars are RWD and not to mention the highest for of racing uses RWD vehicles, you carry more weight on the turns and there's less power train loss, RWD FTW

[@charjohnnie]

+ZonGonZ1495 fair enough, awd has gone a long way

[@tougeruzbay]

And AWD

[@jonathanburrows9542]

Dear Motor Trend Channel, BF Goodrich Tires, Tire Rack, and Mr. Randy Pobst, Thank you so much for doing these Racing Line videos. I enjoy the heck out of them. I know they don't get made without sponsors, so thank you for your support!

[@hectorae86]

0:34 "for track work, this is the ideal configuration for 2 wheel drive"..... My MR2 wants to let you know it feels offended.

[@davidmcclelland8090]

My old Fiero also took offense, as did most educated in physics as well as many Italian, German and all F1 engineers.

[@hectorae86]

David McClelland Ah yes, the Fiero, had one, sold it, hate myself now. Wanna buy one again in the future.

[@rysingdragoon8735]

Fun fact, the MR2 is actually Front engine, FWD, in reverse, because it used the same front wheel drive configuration in the corolla, and flipped it.

[@hectorae86]

You watch too much Car Throttle :P But I have an SW20 MR2, not and AW11 MR2.

[@becausereasons7637]

hectorae86 my dad used to own a fiero, somebody stole it

[@bryanjanda1369]

Hes sooo fucking funny. Bill nye the car guy

[@monfa8118]

"Too much drifting is slow" Takumi Fujiwara: NANI?!

[@anejkamsek]

I cant like this video enough. I have been searching for an actual explanation for about a month. Luckily i found this gem today. Great video👍🏼

[@felipepagan7238]

FWD deserves a lot love as well

[@slackergurl]

And that's how he dances. Thanks for the instruction at Sebring. Between being told that I " parked it" and " light brake" I think I learned something. Good episode Randy.

[@lejink]

Randy, you're my favorite of all the Motor Trend presenters. I'm really glad they've given you your own series for people wanting to learn more technical aspects of driving. I know the average viewer doesn't want to learn too much because they will get bored. Does the average viewers of channels like this already have a good understanding of the basics covered in this kind of video though? It's such a difficult line to walk on, (too technical vs too simple) but I'd really like to see content that skips the really fundamental aspects that anyone with interest in cars/driving will already know This is not the channel I'd expect that kind of content from, but I'm struggling to find it anywhere! BestMotoring was great, but it's in Japanese.. I'd just love to see someone with racing experience that can tell us about a car's handling and give us driving advice. Are there channels someone could suggest to me?

[@michaeldaunicorn5314]

Forza in real life. This is my dream

[@caalcb7]

I have a Fwd and now i know to handle it. thanks Randy and Motor trend!

[@Obviously_pro]

Honestly, this video is super amazing. Way better than I could’ve asked for as far as free content and training. You guys are great for this

[@mrdave777]

When there is snow and ice and I don’t have AWD? I’ll take FWD any day!

[@_baller]

Randy Pobst is the coolest dude and coolest old dude out there.. everybody should be like him

[@bserieshatch1]

Torque steer is not caused by overworked tires, but by unequal length axles and connection to the steering column.

[@ziahreid9269]

Why does this guy remind me of Winnie the Pooh?

[@christophercordasco1739]

ziah Reid i can see it

[@carsage8836]

Can relate

[@emissarygw2264]

Pretty interesting. I recently traded my wrx for a miata and definitely noticed what you said about awd being able to really power out of the corners by comparison.

[@mikemorrison3913]

I wish the episodes were slightly longer

[@MotorTrendWatch]

Duly noted. Thanks for letting us know.

[@Superseahawk23]

Agreed. A 10-minute episode would be perfect. I feel like there is just way too much info to fit into this short of a video.

[@amadeusbenjamincho249]

I do not care what anyone produces, I trust this Randy Pobst with my life.

[@mrfrougeside621]

2:51 how I drive fwd cars on video games

[@merlindouglaslarsen1684]

Randy, Randy, he's our man, he drivers faster than anyone can. Well, maybe not faster, but faster longer. And he got more out of the Kia Stinger than anybody else last year.

[@louisbarningham]

YAY YOU HAVE GOT ALL THE CARS I LOVE IN ONE VIDEO!!!!

[@shshh-fw9eh]

A great lesson from Randy, I've learned a lot. But I can't really get my head around why the lines for the awd and fwd have to be different. Modern front drive cars with a proper limited slip differential can exit a corner just as ferociously as their all wheel drive counterparts. They can also be trail braked into oversteer on the corner entry and then straightened with throttle on the corner exit, just like awd cars. I am aware the Focus ST featured in the vid does not come with an lsd. I wonder if that is the reason Randy came up with two different lines? On a side note, it's interesting how you go through the corner in the Focus is remarkably similar to how I would do in my 997 Turbo. Trail braking on the way in so it doesn't understeer, excercising patience mid-corner going for a late apex and once you hit it then full throttle on the way out leaning on its tremendous traction. It will be truly great if Randy could personally answer it but probably he wouldn't get to see this comment. A big thank you Randy anyway, and I wish you all the best.

[@wayobayo]

I know im responding to your comment a year late. But when I was following my friend's 997 turbo in my 10th gen civic through angeles crest hwy, I found that our braking points were extremely similar.

[@BESTNOODLEREVIEWS]

I just wanna say, Randy Pobst is a fucking G!

[@ryanschurton3695]

Randy has the best job ever.

[@xxpartybangersxx]

the production quality is great!

[@MotorTrendWatch]

Much appreciated, Ben!

[@3b3id]

+Motor Trend Channel nice!

[@sanjeevfernando6288]

Randy is what TopGear needs

[@nobodyfamous7496]

i have the front right wheel and rear left wheel as my drivetrain

[@MigotRen]

the 918 "awd" System is probably the Best of them all. majority of Power and weight in the back. the petrol engine is only and directly connected to the rear with electrical assistence giving you the handeling, Power and fun of a rwd car. In the Front you have a lower powered elctrical Motor that is seperate from the rear to save weight and still giving you instant torgue for maximum traction and stability of the line and out of corners if you wish so

[@stefan-stocksmadesimple5241]

4WD vs RWD vs AWD ? Shouldn't it be : 4WD vs RWD vs FWD ?

[@TheIndoGod]

No. AWD Vs RWD Vs FWD

[@stefan-stocksmadesimple5241]

+I Dont Matter That's even more confusing than 4WD/RWD/AWD because some people can read it as AWD(all wheels)/RWD(rear wheels)/FWD(four wheels ....... just like AWD) , if that makes any sense

[@OpTicBossaru]

FWD is known to be front wheel drive, everyone knows that.

[@AceDeuce221981]

+Stefan Supra FWD always means Front Wheel Drive. They never use the letter F for 4 Wheel Drive.

[@TheIndoGod]

+Stefan Supra 4 Wheel Drive And All Wheel Drive Function Different. 4 Wheel Drive Is Rear Wheel Drive Until You Switch Into 4 Wheel Drive

[@TheJMedia]

Good to learn how to handle different drivetrains on the track!

[@el5pk]

This was sooooo well done 😢

[@roddydykes7053]

This guy makes Motor Trend watchable

[@Boneychuck]

1 wheel drive for me, my poor Elco doesn't have positraction. Love this show, I'd like to see a left foot brake episode also.

[@Synthwave89]

This is so cool. Haven't watched motor trend in a long while and now Randy is his own host. This is too great to put into words, great work motor trend.

[@mincenchez5887]

I've ridden in a couple cars, two favourites have been a Holden commodore clubsport, the guy got a ton of engine work done on it (if you're not from Australia or New Zealand just Imagine a 2010 Camaro ss) and second favourite being a bug eye Subaru wrx sti, I don't know what was done to it but it was real quick. And you can definitely tell if the car you're driving is awd rwd or fwd. the Subaru felt real good around corners, but didn't have the same punch on the straight. Clubsport felt like it could break traction if you went to fast around a turn, but felt crazy on the straight with how quick it took off. Both were great cars

[@ujjwalsr7211]

this guy grinds my gears

[@jamesmcguire8577]

Another episode idea = MR vs. FR vs. RR. Looking forward to the next episode!

[@RoninWalker6]

"4wd is for the weak" Jeremy Clarkson Australia Special.

[@brunofiloni6791]

thank you for teaching me reverse donuts, how have I never thought about that

[@ikbendusan]

those animations for the corners are terrible. not timed properly, the lines are incorrect, they don't overlap with what randy is saying. rwd car, throttle comes on just as you pass the late apex, and in the animation it comes on when you're done with the corner. with the fwd car "aim for the late apex", meanwhile the animation shows a mid corner/early apex. awd car not even using the entire width of the track in the animation.

[@PedroFTeixeira]

Yeah, I also thought the animation was very bad, But I guess we're alone here.

[@shoryukenpower]

for proper accurate animations, subscribe to MotorTrend on Demand.

[@ikbendusan]

hahahahaha

[@victorbitter583]

NEVER!

[@lucywucyyy]

yeah same

[@cesarm.gonzalez2663]

having both a RWD and a AWD car it's hard to decide.. love to drive both.. love the grip of my awd can push it harder on turns.. but rwd it's more fun to drive when those rear wheels start to get loose..

[@kingsnake545]

I've found that letting off the accelerator going into a corner and stepping on it when it becomes straight allows better cornering in fwd because of less load on the front tires.

[@Wip3ou7]

I love that you guys chose the Miata to represent RWD :D

[@daltonmorgan4342]

I swear I feel like the racing line is so under rated, it almost makes me feel bad for Randy. Don't worry Randy, I will always love you!!!

[@d0va316]

I wish that endurance racing would allow AWD again. We could see so much improvement on those systems

[@DilanHamawandy]

Why so short? Give this man more air time!!!

[@marklandgraf7667]

My Boxster and I would like to differ on the point that front engine/rear drive is ideal.

[@iCGreen_]

Title is misleading

[@korpijeesus]

After I bought my MR2 i learned one thing How to drive carefully. Snow, mid-engine rear wheel drive and bad winter tires give you the best spins.

[@adityarai5367]

I'll just take wheel drive

[@poppachoppa8956]

bro i love this guy oml

[@ryvoltz]

Randy Effing Pobst. Got to love this guy!

[@dopeofthepope]

Quattro all day long! Love my A4 B7 3.0 TDI. It´s a front heavy pig but when you know how to handle it its the best fun ever. The immense torque of that diesel engine is a good helper in keeping that front under control in corners.

[@darkyzak]

Best technique suits me is trail braking, just let it slide through corner, let the weight transfer do its work

[@dkongul]

title fail....

[@CorollaNut68]

They don't point out the worst drawback of FWD. While the front tires are doing all the work, the back are basically trailer tires. They don't get "scrubbed off" very much. That puddle you went through, that oil on the road, sand, etc. So while your front might seem nice and grippy, the back can come out with *no warning at all* if you try to corner too tightly. It doesn't give you any feel of "about" to lose traction, it just goes. It will happen fast and probably be un-correctable. Most serious over a hill or hump that gets the car "light" for second. Doesn't matter how much you spend on tires, they just don't grip due to the weight distribution. Think about that when trying to whip around in populated areas. Oh yeah....ALWAYS ...did I say that loud enough?...*ALWAYS* use your best tires on the *rear* of a FWD car. You CAN feel when the front is going to slide and then slow down, so keep the best on back.

[@funnypranker34]

Randy one time I took my fwd civic with pirelli street tires on a hairpin off ramp at 45 mph and the car cornered pretty good for stick suspension. I can go in theory 60 mph without understeer if the turn was gradual, not sudden

[@marcosr666]

Peter Kapica I've done a very tight sudden hairpin at 40-45mph as well. The only difference is that my tires were pretty wasted although my suspension is also stock

[@Kettletrigger]

You see MT? You put the teaser for the next video at the end of the current one...no complaints! Now was that so hard?

[@Hdjakanwvuekyeiiezzqo]

4WD vs AWD... Sure

[@motivated_capybara]

They are actually different a bit. 4WD's setup is meant for off-road traveling, while AWD's setup is meant for faster acceleration.

[@mikehub6664]

+Long Doan Actually the difference is gearing advantages in a 4wd. You can choose High gear ratio 1:1(standard torque output) or low gear ratio 30:1 or 40:1 (Torque advantage) most 4WD even have an option to drive only 2 wheel when 4wd is not needed. AWD the ratio is set no gearing advantage beyond the transmission output and all wheels are driven all the time. There are new part-time and variable AWD systems that drive 4 wheels when needed but operate in 2 wheel not needed. because it does not have gearing advantages it's labeled as AWD as well.

[@newgenerationisbg]

Even the first gen Subaru Impreza has a low range box, so that's really not true. Generally, real 4WD systems have manually locking diffs, and big ones at that. AWD can be active all the time, but try taking a 4WD truck out on the freeway with 4WD engaged. You'll bake the diffs.

[@mikehub6664]

+Newgenerationisbg The impreza never had a selectable transfer case. It was an Full-Time AWD unit with a viscous center differential from the first gen all the way to the 4 gen. The 5 gen has two options a viscous Center differential with a manual transmission or electronic clutch pack with the CVT trans including the WRX. Second, locking differentials are an accessory on the drive axels. Some 4wds had options for front, rear, and center(transfer case) selectable locking differential meaning they can lock or unlock the differential depending on the surface like the Land Rover Discovery series had a full-time 4 wheel drive system with a selectable Center differential. with the center differential unlocked it can a drive on pavement with its four-wheel drive system.

[@newgenerationisbg]

mike hub That is incorrect. Some Impreza's have both low and high gear options. Here is a picture where the low gear selector is visible next to the handbrake: p1.cars.bg/2016-07-16_2/6355498o.jpg Keep in mind, this is an Impreza that is currently for sale on a second hand site, not some prototype picture I found on google. You are correct on your other points though. My point was that 4x4, when engaged, is not meant for high speeds.

[@enlightenedrenegade472]

Randy Pobst is my idol. He's amazing.

[@swesleyc7]

I love Randy and the ST!

[@Mrcaffinebean]

Randy is hilarious, who could dislike this guy?

[@E34Benzin]

FWD is great for shitty cars.

[@dylansmith4233]

about time we see a Subaru on Motortrend again!

[@Knezicdex]

Randy is so cheesy lol

[@ryanrohauer5940]

he's the bill nye of racing. ha

[@shoryukenpower]

Randy is godlike.

[@ballislife2351]

+William Hummel Randy wouldn't know your name even if he read your comment

[@ballislife2351]

+William Hummel lmfao facebook😂😂😂

[@_ward_]

hes way better on motortrend

[@BobFlavinVideo]

Great episode, I really love the shots from camera team. Well done all

[@chanseormon]

Get the vehicle with Automatic Transmission and All Wheel Drive because that’s a badass combination

[@Adassity]

This guy is AWESOME!

[@marlonkrupa7769]

Wow that hyper blue STI was gorgeous

[@MisakiLeasim]

It's crazy how a simple Doug Demuro video can get more views than this. There's so much production quality and info here!!

[@bbsmyname]

Im glad this guy has his own videos. when i first saw him online i was like "i want to hear what this guy has to say"

[@lukeworrell8479]

You got a catchy tune playing in the background

[@trailoverland6462]

Thank you for making this truly useful and well arranged video.

[@aneef]

best explanation video on YT!

[@spencersheehan3545]

Really well put together video the presenter is a great fit too!

[@brandonjan_]

thank you randall this video helped me fall in love with driving my car so many problems solved!

[@AceNinja2112]

Randy is a really cool guy and smart too!

[@blockobutter]

I spat out my drink when he did the FWD donut. I've never seen that before.

[@gt90guy]

More of randy dancing and less nitpicking about the title. Enjoyed the video!

[@blademaster-gamer1359]

2:52 best donut in the world

[@ErwinSchrodinger64]

It would be very interesting to see a comparison of mid-engine RWD vs mid-engine vs AWD. And both mid-engines comparisons vs rear engine RWD & rear engine RWD (.... yes, Porsche). When it comes to torque steer, under steering, oversteering... many companies are adding sophisticated slip differentials, rear wheel steering, unique tiring sizing, and so forth to compensate. Any added information on any of the above would be great.