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Old 01-02-2014, 11:59 AM   #233
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The new WRX can't handle the same or better than the BRZ, b/c it's AWD. That fundamentally changes how the car feels to handle. Unless you make it 53/47 distribution (weight) or better, 13::1 quick rack steering, & rwd, then it won't handle at all like or better than the twins.

Now, will it be able to actually (disregard what the driver feels) handle as well? Perhaps. But it won't be able to be handled like the BRZ. The two drive train designs are too fundamentally different. That, and awd demands the engine hangs out over top & in front of the front axle b/c of the transaxle in the transmission. This changes weight distribution to mostly forward. Can't get around that.

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