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Old 01-28-2010, 12:59 AM   #36
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Originally Posted by DGthe3 View Post
All things equal, AWD gets the jump off the line every time (unless the cars are very underpowered and don't need the extra traction). Let make this simple, consider a 2WD car with 50/50 weight distribution after rearward weight transfer during acceleration. The maximum force it can accelerate with is 50% of its weight x the co-efficient of friction between the tires and pavement. An AWD car can exert twice as much force if it has the same tires.
Hmm, guess your right. But you always see people getting mad good 60FT times with cars like the ZR1s.
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