I keep reading articles about how Audi plans to become a more focused manufacturer of sports cars and a true competitor to BMW. This pleases me very much because I think Audis look good (or at least they did until Audi got its very own Chris Bangle in Walter da Silva) and Audi quality has always been excellent.
But what i should like to know is exactly what Audi proposes to do to make this promise a reality. Martin Winterkorn said that Audis would move over to rear-wheel drive platforms but this plan was vetoed by Bernd Pischetstrieder, head of the Volkswagen group, so what next?
Can front wheel drive ever be better than rear wheel drive? What if the weight balance was made more equal by moving the engines well behind the front axle, could it still drive the front wheels? Where can I find the answer to these questions?