First and foremost, sending power to just the rear wheels means the fronts only have to handle steering. A tire only has so much grip to exploit, and not having to split the front rubber's ...

The wheels have also increased slightly in size, going from 19 to 20 inches. The GT3 hit the treadmill as well, losing weight to give it a 3.0 kg/hp (6.6lb/hp) power to weight ratio.

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For the money, there’s little that comes close to matching the Mazda’s pure rear-wheel-drive fun. The steering has a natural rate of response and meaty weighting, while turn-in bite is strong ...

The 103-hp loader machine owes its tighter turning radius and full-turn tip load of 12,677 pounds to a remarkably simple rear-wheel steer system unique to compact loaders. “Most machines go to ...