Yes, rear - wheel - drive is nice, but if you're mainly going to be navigating freeways and urban / suburban roadways, you don't really need it, and having to send power to the back wheels
adds mechanical complexity.
Not exact matches
Acura, Audi, and BMW use forms of
mechanical torque vectoring that
add weight,
complexity, and cost to take handling to the next level.
The 48v mild - hybrid system
adds an extra degree of
mechanical complexity to the already hi - tech model, but its been around for a while.