60/40 Torque Split vs 50/50.. Thoughts?
05-05-2006, 12:24 PM
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Sorry to be "serious" for a moment.....Bias vs. Ability is the question.
If we can get real RWD Bias, consistently sending 60% to the rear, it would be great.
Unfortunately, if you read between the lines of Audi's marketing, you realize that it simply means that 60% COULD go to the rear, just as 60% COULD go to the front. Normally at a somewhat even split, when the rears light-up, the traction and drive shift to the front, sort of a default FWD mode.
A RWD bias would allow more slippage in the rear before ever increasing the drive to the front, like BMW, Mercedes, etc.
Better?
Unfortunately, if you read between the lines of Audi's marketing, you realize that it simply means that 60% COULD go to the rear, just as 60% COULD go to the front. Normally at a somewhat even split, when the rears light-up, the traction and drive shift to the front, sort of a default FWD mode.
A RWD bias would allow more slippage in the rear before ever increasing the drive to the front, like BMW, Mercedes, etc.
Better?
05-05-2006, 01:26 PM
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ditto
I threw out the rear of my S yesterday...quite fun.
My new wheels have a different driving/handling characteristic than the stockers.
I basically did what a4tos4 did and nearly killed himself spinning out, but I have more driving ability
hahaha.
So I'm on throttle on a turn, to show my coworker about how I will test drive the car for a future customer trying to buy my car, taking him through a turn full throttle so the car seems even faster wtih all the g's pulling on us....
half way through the turn i lift throttle to see if I could get the rear to shake...and boy did it ever! Totally got the rear out...passenger got scared, but tried to hide it...and i controlled it perfectly.
It was awesome. So easy, so neutral, dependable etc.
Now, everything I've said about the S will be even better with a true biased 40/60!
My new wheels have a different driving/handling characteristic than the stockers.
I basically did what a4tos4 did and nearly killed himself spinning out, but I have more driving ability
hahaha.So I'm on throttle on a turn, to show my coworker about how I will test drive the car for a future customer trying to buy my car, taking him through a turn full throttle so the car seems even faster wtih all the g's pulling on us....
half way through the turn i lift throttle to see if I could get the rear to shake...and boy did it ever! Totally got the rear out...passenger got scared, but tried to hide it...and i controlled it perfectly.
It was awesome. So easy, so neutral, dependable etc.
Now, everything I've said about the S will be even better with a true biased 40/60!
