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Originally Posted by ZDan
May be a minor point, but corner entry for a rally car on loose material is different from corner entry on a tarmac circuit.
AWD rally cars may favor forward weight bias.
Rear bias is superior for rwd tarmac circuit cars.
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its not a minor point. with low grip driving there is usually a lot of left foot braking going on to continually adjust the brake balance. combine that with the fact that its usually a good idea to make the car naturally want to point forward (like a vortex football or what have you) and its easy to see why with those kinds of vehicles the front weight bias is a big deal.
i remember reading about how the sti was designed to be the understeering pig that it was because of the huge influence prodrive has over there and how they werent too concerned with driving on tarmac