My other car is an '89 honda civic. And while the engine pulls hard and the
car handles well I am still sometimes surprised and annoyed by torque
steer. I have had this car since '91. So I'm sure that I wont be "getting
used to it" any time soon"
I like my honda but FWD is just not the same.
PS I wish I had a 'B w/ on of these belt driven, 16-valve, fuel injected
basmati burner.
>>>>> On Tue, 15 September 1998 10:47:04 +0100, mgworld@chp.ltd.uk (Phil Raby)
>wrote:
> On 15/9/98 9:05 am mgs-owner@autox.team.net said
>
> >I think that MG could compete in these circles given a decent car line. A
> >redesigned F would make a great Midget and a decontented (is that a word)
> >Z-3 with MG(A) styling cues (I think the present Z-3 is ugly as sin) would
> >make a good B replacement. Leave the FWD in the family cars and the new
> >Mini (the original hot hatch). In America, sports cars are RWD.
>
> It's interesting to read your comments about FWD. Gerry McGovern said to
> me that he didn't believe that people today really cared about where the
> engine and drivetrain is, so long as the car handles well. What do other
> people think?
>
> Personally, I think it's a shame that the F will be the one and only
> mid-engined MG. And, interestingly, the last one to be designed before
> BMW came along.
>
> Actually, the MGF is substancially larger than a Midget. I'd like to see
> a smaller MG along the lines of the Lotus Elise. Don't think it'll
> happen, though.
>
>
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>
>
> Cheers,
>
> Philip Raby
> Editor, MG World
> PO Box 163, Bicester OX6 3YS, UK
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