<VV> drive wheels

[AeroNed at aol.com]

In a message dated 8/14/2006 10:22:32 P.M. Central Daylight Time,  
chaz at ProperProPer.com writes:

Seems to  me that the real reason for putting the whole mess up front is to 
get the  wind in its hair, to cool the whole engine / drive train.  I don't  
think handling was ever a factor, except maybe for understeer (which is  far 
easier to predict than oversteer).

Putting the whole drivetrain  in the rear makes a lot more sense, but then 
the whole car blocks the  breeze coming to the engine.

Does this argument work  ?



All of this was most likely considered plus manufacturing costs. It is very  
easy (cheaper/faster) to make the engine/drivetrain/front  
suspension/steering/kitchen sink(?) as one unit, that's installed as one unit  with a few 
connections. Engineers like things to be real simple, manufacturing  engineers like 
things to be real easy, especially if you plan on making a couple  hundred 
thousand of them.
 
Ned