peteharvey

Interestingly, a heavier rear end assists braking, but induces more front wheel spin on an AWD vehicle.
While a heavier front end assists front traction & acceleration on an AWD vehicle, but it hinders braking.

In the end, that's why most engineers go for 50/50 balance; a bit rear heavier on a full fuel tank, and getting lighter on the rear as the tank empties.

Internal combustion engine = good low torque
External combustion engine eg gas turbine, turboprop, turbofan & turbojet = great for high speed torque.

More cylinders = more power, smoother, but less efficient & more expensive.

Supercharger = response & low rpm power
Turbocharger = midrange torque & power
Electric motor compressor + exhaust driven turbo = best of both worlds

Hybrids = pros & cons

EV with lion = good
EV with better than lithium ion = even better
Hydrogen fuel cell powered electric vehicles = great range, but less performance, while infrastructure takes longer to set up.

FWD = entry level
RWD = premium

Transverse mount in front of front axle = entry level
Longitudinal mount behind front axle = premium

Coupe = low
Sedan = standard
Crossover = tall cabin & tall ground clearance, similar to traditional 8 feet ceiling versus modern day 9-10 feet ceiling.

Sports = speed
Luxury = comfort

There's no big deal; they're all good, in different ways.
Pick what you like most...
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Toys4RJill

Not exactly. Many trucks are designed for stopping with a full load, the brake system is designed to move more power to the front brakes when the vehicle is lightly loaded or not unloaded at all. When loaded, the truck senses the weight a distributes the braking power more evenly.

peteharvey

Increased weight on rear increases rear traction for four wheel braking, which is more effective than front wheel braking, just like 4WD is better than 2WD.
However, increased vehicle weight slows down the rate of deceleration.
These two factors added together produce the final outcome in braking.

Eg, a 2nd rate sat nav system won't hinder RX sales, nor will transverse layout in front of front axle, nor cheap single lower arm suspension, because RX sales determined by many many factors added together.
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Toys4RJill

You are incorrect. Adding weight to the vehicle at the rear will reduce the traction while braking. Adding any weight serves no benefit. Trucks are completely different, as they are designed to carry loads, adding weight to a Tundra will change the way the power of the brakes work according to the design of the truck,.

jadu

iTrader: (42)

Don't know if it's already been mentioned, imo, I'd love to see an RX-F or NX-F

e325rkh

Tires were in good shape, about six months old. They were Goodyear Eagle GT+4s (this was many years ago). I was driving most of the day, what I did notice was they were not predictable in action. After that, I had a rear drive Q45 and then a rear drive Ls400, both swapped for snow tires in the winter, had no problems.