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Originally Posted by switchlanez
Nope.
inertia: The resistance of any physical object to a change in its state of motion or rest, or the tendency of an object to resist any change in its motion
Throwing more of the stuff you mentioned at the car increases inertia and hinders the car's ability to accelerate, decelerate, and change direction. And a lighter sports car (like MR) will see greater benefit from a smaller increase in those things than a heavier car (AWD), all things equal.
I'll believe your claim the day I see F1 rules change to require AWD cars. Given variations between make/model, car makers still tend to opt out of AWD when they build a race car from scratch. AWD is not in the majority. That's looking at cars as a whole. Also, power to the front wheels can induce unwanted understeer.
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i know what inertia is. it is only one half of the equation. its not how much energy it takes to move an object. its the difference between how much it takes and how much you have. have you ever thought about how the fastest cars (especially street cars) are never the lightest? we can only get cars to be so light but we arent limited in the amounts of grip and power we can apply.
you cant have it so that all else is equal so i dont know why you keep saying that. obviously if all things were equal except one car had the advantage you explicitly state, the car you mention would be faster. i could say that if there were two cars where one had bigger brakes or bigger tires or more power etc and one didnt, my car would be faster all else being equal. that doesnt mean anything.
you dont need to believe my claim. companies opt out of awd because a)it isnt cost effective and b)it isnt legal in under the sanctioning body they race in. just as awd is not the majority, neither is mr. majority doesnt mean much.
just as power to the front can induce understeer, power to the rears can induce oversteer. with the advancement of electronics and torque vectoring diffs and such, its hard to argue.
dont take this the wrong way, i prefer adding lightness over all else. my preferences dont make it the best though