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Old 10-13-2011, 11:30 AM   #44
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Originally Posted by Comiskeybum2 View Post
Not really. Front whell drive has many advantages. Especially for a CUV which is not meant to go off-road.

I love rear wheel drive too, but I understand using FWD in those two CUV's
FWD results in a compromised 4WD/AWD architecture that makes it useless for anything but mild use. I can see transverse engine/FWD as the basis for a cute like the Equinox, but the size of the Traverse/Acadia would have best been served by a RWD BOF design that looks less like a minivan.
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