[Z-man]

The typical BMW owner won't even notice the difference between FWD and AWD.

When I hear people claiming how well their FWD car handles, I laugh (on the inside).

There are very few FWD cars that have been tweaked well enough to be considered a 'decent' handler. Two come to mind:
- Mini Cooper (old and new)
- Acura Integra GS-R

There is another aspect of a FWD car that makes sense in terms of general public use: most average drivers react favorably to a FWD car when it starts to slide:
- Most FWD cars exhibit understeer.
- Best way to overcome understeer is to lift/brake to allow weight transfer to the front of the car.
- Most people will lift and or brake in sliding situations when panic sets in.
So FWD cars are well suited for the average driver.

-Z-man.