Talk:Rear-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout

message: :This tendency is referred to as oversteer and creates potential safety issues in racing applications as well as for ordinary drivers on wet or icy roads, although such behavior is desirable in drifting, a motorsport based on intentional oversteer.
It's hard to agree with this. Most street drivers can't handle oversteer, which is why most cars sold are designed (and adjusted) to push. Even out side of drifting, motorsports has favored the rear-engine setup. -- Mikeblas 13:20, 7 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Safety Issue? 

message: Most would content the Porsche 911 (including, but not limited to, the current 997 iteration) is an RR layout, refuting the statement by the article authors that the Skoda 130/135/136 was the last European RR car in production.
If indeed the 911 is to be considered an RMR layout, a citation is necessary, and it should be included the list of RMR cars in the linked RMR article.
*Looks to be fixed. Telecine Guy (talk) 23:54, 7 November 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  What about the 911 (modern and past)? 

message: "Further, problems with engine cooling are commonplace. Since the radiator is not at the front of the automobile, it does not benefit from the airflow a front-engine car would readily avail of. Special ducting must be built into the body of the car to facilitate airflow to the radiator, therefore."
The above statement seems downright wrong. Some rear and mid engend cars have radiators in the front, such as my MR2 spyder and the Lotus Elise. -- —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.130.33.39 (talk) 04:15, 29 July 2007
* Looks to be fixed. The wording was wrong, as some have no radiator, some radiator in rear and a few radiator in front. Telecine Guy (talk) 23:58, 7 November 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: I beleive you're confusing traction, which refers exclusively to contact between the driving member and surface, with grip, which refers to the overall frictional hold --Oni Ookami AlfadorTalk|@ 14:27, 8 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  There is something wrong with this 

message: "For optimum traction, the engine should be nearest to the driven wheels since the engine is typically the densest/heaviest component of the car."
While the above statement is true is should also be stressed that having the main weight near the front wheels improves steering - especially in snow. It's probably better for the back end to swing out rather than not making the curve at all! 85.22.26.213 00:19, 8 August 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I beleive you're confusing traction, which refers exclusively to contact between the driving member and surface, with grip, which refers to the overall frictional hold --Oni Ookami AlfadorTalk|@ 14:27, 8 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  And This! 

message: The old air-cooled bug is an example of this design also isn't it?  If so I would mention it as an example since they are familiar to so many people (at least those of us over 30).
Kevink707 (talk) 18:15, 16 January 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  How about a bug? 

message: At present, this article has only one reference, which states that the Tata Nano uses this layout.
There are no references at all for the detailed technical discussions of the advantages and disadvantages of the layout that form the bulk of this article.  There are also no references for the rather fragmented and disorganized "History" section.
There must be texts on automotive engineering or on physics that can support the statements made.  If anyone has access to these texts could he or she please locate and cite supporting documents?
Thank you for your time and consideration.
Sincerely, SamBlob (talk) 17:10, 3 March 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  References 

message: Is the Smart ForTwo RR or MR layout?  My not qualified opinion is that it is RR in which case I think it should be included as a current example on this page.
Kevink707 (talk) 00:28, 25 March 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Smart ForTwo 

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thread_title:  External links modified 

message: I propose to merge Rear-engine design into this article. All rear-engine design vehicles are also rear wheel drive. All of the content in Rear-engine design is duplicated here. Cornellier (talk) 14:42, 16 March 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Merger proposal