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Originally Posted by Automobile Maniac
It's faster, safer, and handles better. My next car/truck/suv will be AWD. Some of you might say AWD is "training wheels" but you are the people that have never experienced it.
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Care to explain how it's faster? Or do you not know what you are talking about?
Yes, in stock trim, it will pull a better 0-60 than most RWD or FWD cars. But to say AWD is better than RWD in anything other than wet and harsh driving conditions is retarded.
For one you get a massive drivetrain loss. Ever wonder why some 300BHP STi's dyno the same as a 260BHP Mustang GT? That loss of power is enough to make it not worth it...
Second, AWD is no match for a properly set-up RWD. Sure, racing on the street AWD has an advantage against RWD/FWD cars because slicks aren't an options. But on a prepped track, RWD reins supreme.
And don't go doubting other people's driving knoweledge. I, in fact, own an AWD Eclipse, so I have experience AWD. And I will still tell you (even though I shouldn't have to because it's pretty much common knoweledge) that RWD > AWD.
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