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10-11-2001, 10:40 PM
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AWD Primera p10 VS. FWD P10
Living in the US I don't have access to both cars to compare. Which one handles better in your opinion? For those of you who've driven both.
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10-12-2001, 12:33 AM
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Re: AWD Primera p10 VS. FWD P10
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10-12-2001, 09:03 AM
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Yeah he's mentioned that the AWD handles better but the FWD is faster.
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10-12-2001, 03:18 PM
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Yes, my P10 T4 handles very well (neutral with NO bodyroll) on the racetrack although the FWD is definitely faster acceleration-wise. In a tight slalom, the FWD had the advantage through the tight hairpin coz if I gassed it in the T4 it would start 4 wheel drifting. I think that's the effect of the rear limited slip in very tight turns (and by tight I mean crossroads roundabout tight, less than 40km/h corners.).
What is really good about the T4 is that it is so predictable and neutral. You can easily, and relatively safely, stay on the limit (on dry roads at least) using accelerator pedal to control the amount of 4 wheel drift. And it won't bite you with oversteer for getting off the gas like a FWD car can. The manual T4 has a final drive ratio of 4.375 compared with 4.176 for the FWD. The auto's have 4.072 for T4 and 3.827 for FWD. I think it is to compensate for the extra powertrain drag and 120 odd kg of the T4. 
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10-12-2001, 03:55 PM
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Hey, anyone with a T4 mind duplicating some of the pictures i took? I'd really appreciate it.
http://pipedreamer.homestead.com/index.html Yeah I got bit in the ass when I was doing a wannabe drift in a construction area. I admit i didn't know what i was doing AND it was dumb....but hey i learned. pictures of the slight scuffs from a 2-3" tree and support poles... 
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10-17-2001, 10:41 PM
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What's the torque split on a T4?
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