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Originally Posted by Flarpswitch
.. The Torsen differential in the BRZ/86 I would not call it a true limited slip type as it is more of a torque bias gizmo. If one wheel has no traction at all, things go badly. With both wheels on the ground, it does a good job of putting the torque in the right place. Off road or ralley I would go with something with clutches in it ..
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Both gear type & clutch type diffs have own sets of pros & cons. Noise of operation being only one of them (i'm guessing that OEMs lean to torsen more for reasons like ease of maintenance too, +some of drawbacks they compensate using electronic nannies operating brakes, which is much simpler & cheaper for them).
Meanwhile, saw interesting video along the line "why not have both"
