Comments on: Rear Wheel Steering: Why Not? http://twoguysrally.com/2008/07/21/rear-wheel-steering-why-not/ Two guys on a journey into the Rally Racing world Fri, 21 Nov 2008 16:28:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Dustin Tarditi http://twoguysrally.com/2008/07/21/rear-wheel-steering-why-not/#comment-396 Dustin Tarditi Fri, 25 Jul 2008 02:16:58 +0000 http://twoguysrally.com/?p=99#comment-396 There have been a few cars that featured RWS, but they were never well received and usually had extremely high maintenance issues. The one that comes to mind was a Honda Prelude from the 80's, but I know there are others. The rear wheel steering is only to augment/compliment the main steering of the vehicle (in the traditional front). GM (I think it was GM) had a pickup truck with RWS to a point, too - supposedly to give it a tighter turning radius as well as make backing a trailer easier. There have been a few experiments with 3-wheeled cars that used RWS, but they were quite unstable, and basically widow makers in any sort of congested area. There have been a few cars that featured RWS, but they were never well received and usually had extremely high maintenance issues.

The one that comes to mind was a Honda Prelude from the 80’s, but I know there are others. The rear wheel steering is only to augment/compliment the main steering of the vehicle (in the traditional front).

GM (I think it was GM) had a pickup truck with RWS to a point, too - supposedly to give it a tighter turning radius as well as make backing a trailer easier.

There have been a few experiments with 3-wheeled cars that used RWS, but they were quite unstable, and basically widow makers in any sort of congested area.

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