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Old 09-15-2012, 12:57 PM   #11
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Originally Posted by brillo View Post
I'm surprised audi/subi haven't figured out a way to attach a diff to the front of the engine like the Ferarri FF for better weight distribution. I guess you might lose your 50/50 split, but I'd think 30/70 would be enough to reap the benefits of AWD.
From what I heard, the performance of that layout isn't very good. I think it had torque steer from unequal length driveshafts and it's not technically a limited slip diff if I remember correctly. And yeah, the torque split is not enough to the front for good snow traction.
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