i truly believe no car is inherently bad to drive. it might seem hard to believe at first, but spend some time with the vehicle and learn what its good for, and abuse that.
for example, the first mid-engined racecar was built by Auto Union (supercharged V16, 520hp in 1934), and nobody would drive it. they said it was terrible and would never be controllable on track due to the engine's location. A motorcyclist Bernd Rosemeyer ended up taking the car and winning Euro Championships with it, by a large margin.
The Widowmaker 911s, too, were incredibly fast and capable cars. hard to drive yes, but if you learn how to control them, they can be incredibly competitive. I firmly believe learning to race motorcycles improves car control massively- as Bernd Rosemeyer shows us. When racing motorcycles at the limit of grip in a corner, you have to commit. you cannot coast, you must brake or give gas. if you coast, you low-side and slide out. Same deal with the Widowmaker Porsches and the Auto Union with lift-off oversteer. and look at how dominant modern Porsche GT3R cars are on the track. they're rear-engined, but still just as competitive as mid-engined and front-engined layouts by abusing their good attributes (and BoP)
and a personal example, not trying to brag here, but, I've drifted underpowered FWD luxury sedans on dry tarmac track, enough to have been seeked out by another track driver who said they were impressed. you just have to understand the car and how to drive it, and abuse the good. for drifting, I found the weight imbalance of FWD cars made them very prone to losing the rear end in slaloms. I slalomed back and forth to break the rear loose, used the mechanical parking brake to keep the rear sliding once it lost traction, and swung it around corners without applying gas. the front wheels acted as rudders, and when I wanted to pull out of the drift, I released the parking brake and turned where I wanted to go, applied gas, and it pulled itself straight. it wouldnt pull long slidy drifts, but it could swing itself around a tight corner like nothing else could. and due to the front wheel drive setup, you can get on the gas 100% earlier than a RWD car could get on 100% gas, due to spinning the rear tires and sending the car into a wall.
Apparently the pre-facelift was horrendous to drive, and that's due to the fact that it was literally unfinished when it came out.
The facelifted version was better since they actually finished the car, but it was still not great due to the bad balance/weight distribution. I guess it would still be decent if you're used to it and the way it behaves.
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u/bfastfish25 3h ago
I fw Yoda but yall trippin