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Originally Posted by forteatwo
It is true that having a high center of gravity reduces the handling performance of any car. But there are still benefits imparted to handling that RWD provides ie improved gas mileage over AWD, better steering in icy conditions, 50/50 wt ratio etc. Because I live in a snowy climate I need the clearance for winter driving. I am not aware of any other small SUVs with RWD other than the X3. I drove the X3 and liked the X1 better for various reasons.
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But if you drive in snowy conditions you would want the 4 wheel drive. There is a reason most SUVs come in 4 wheel drive as people want to use them off road or in the snow. There are other rear wheel drive ones. For example Infiniti QX 50 and Mercedes GLK.