Originally Posted by BruceTheQuail

I've only driven the AWD in the R, and I havent driven an RWD R. I thought it felt quite a bit "heavier" in the steering compared to the V6S, but that might have been imagination.

That said, Australian caradvice did a review on the V6S AWD and thought the AWD suited the car better. Coming from a climate where snow and sleet would be about as frequent as that in Texas, the RWD is pretty awesome.

Originally Posted by stmcknig

So I read that most of the time AWD is actually pushing power to the rear. Living in a state where snow and ice is fleeting or legendary, has anybody else felt that AWD in the V6 motor was worth the investment ? Coming from the Audi's Quattro system it took me a while to master the art of not throwing the rear end out in my XFR, so would you pay extra for the AWD ? I haven't had an opportunity to test drive both, so far only RWD.

Originally Posted by Unhingd

Whether RWD or AWD, the 6 will always feel lighter than the 8 (because it really is). Similarly with the RWD vs AWD V6 cars. I personally am not a fan of AWDs. If you need severe inclement weather traction a real 4x4 will be far more effective than an AWD. I've pulled a number of AWDs out of neighbors' driveways (including an H2 Hummer) with either of my 2 4x4s. The AWD will certainly be of help if you have regular icy or light snow conditions, but a number of RWD F-Types on this forum are just sporting top-notch snow tires for that purpose. Since we only get 2-3 weeks of such road conditions each year in the DC area, I just use one of the 4x4s instead. The AWD F-Type just does not feel as agile as the RWD, and I believe you will be giving up a bit of fun factor for the additional wet (and dry) surface traction because of the additional weight.

Originally Posted by mp51998

If you had to pull an H2 out of snow in a driveway it was driver error. I have an H2.

Originally Posted by Unhingd

Whether RWD or AWD, the 6 will always feel lighter than the 8 (because it really is). Similarly with the RWD vs AWD V6 cars. I personally am not a fan of AWDs. If you need severe inclement weather traction a real 4x4 will be far more effective than an AWD. I've pulled a number of AWDs out of neighbors' driveways (including an H2 Hummer) with either of my 2 4x4s. The AWD will certainly be of help if you have regular icy or light snow conditions, but a number of RWD F-Types on this forum are just sporting top-notch snow tires for that purpose. Since we only get 2-3 weeks of such road conditions each year in the DC area, I just use one of the 4x4s instead. The AWD F-Type just does not feel as agile as the RWD, and I believe you will be giving up a bit of fun factor for the additional wet (and dry) surface traction because of the additional weight.

Originally Posted by New York Daily

While we do miss the tire-smoking insanity of the RWD R coupe, having all four wheels driving the car makes a big difference in control and face-melting acceleration.

Originally Posted by MotorTrend

Collectively, we Motor Trenders have lovingly complained about the F-Type’s tail-happy nature simply because those moments are controllable. And fun. And in dry conditions. But almost wiping out while cruising in a straight line over an inch of water is simply not cool. Some might say unacceptable. Perhaps it was just a bad spot on the freeway? Nope. The tank-slappy, fail tailonics happened all over town. Even moderate pedal-pushing led to the rear end sliding around. The last time I experienced this sort of new-car wet-weather poor behavior was driving ye olde Corvette ZR1 on essentially slicks (fine, ZR1-specific Michelin Pilot Sport Cups) down from Laguna Seca raceway during a storm. Bad company.

I don’t get it. In my mind it rains 300 days a year in England, the land where the F-Type hails from. One would think that wet-weather handling would be a front-of-mind priority. Apparently not. The easy cop-out would be to say, “But, Jonny, it’s a sports car. You’re not supposed to drive it in the rain.” To which I say, “Porsche 911.” And not the AWD porkers either. The regular-flavor rear-wheel-drive 911s — the very car the F-Type is supposed to compete with — handles near flawlessly in wet conditions. Are the F-Type’s summer tires, Pirelli P Zeros, to blame? No, because P Zeros are standard on 911s. Frustrating and ultimately disappointing. But, hey, there’s no more rain scheduled in the City of Angels until 2016…

Originally Posted by Holy F type

I was just at the track the other day, my friend has a rwd S and I have a awd S, in the straights he can catch me very easy but in the turns he was pushing the car very hard tires screetching and i was just slightly pushing it and I was pulling away from him.

Originally Posted by Holy F type

PSI was monitored by a team just before the laps