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Originally Posted by Dimman
My understanding is that the highest possible cornering speed is achieved with somewhere around 5% of torque going to the front wheels. However the weight required is more of a handling penalty than the extra torque is a benefit. This is from an all-out circuit racing point of view. MR is still the best.
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In circuit racing MR is dominant mainly because AWD is banned in all the significant racing venues. Formula One, LeMans, you name it.
JGTC (now Super GT) had AWD, but it got banned because the GT-R was far too dominant. I think that speaks volumes as far as its viability in circuit racing. As for being pushy, yeah they usually want to understeer.
For drivetrain layout, don't forget mid-engine AWD a la the Lambos =)