Re: RWD vs. AWD. FACTS

["Brandon Wilson" <brandon@eicsoftware.com>]

Take those facts when it is wet or snowy and I will show what the difference
is...

Brandon
----- Original Message -----
From: Bill Hussey <vfrboy@home.net>
To: <jettaglx@igtc.com>
Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2000 3:30 PM
Subject: Re: RWD vs. AWD. FACTS


> And speaking of Porche,
>
>     According to Motor Trend's January 2000 issue (Vol. 52 #1) which I
have here at my
> desk amongst other mags, in their RoadTestReview section that starts on
page 126, the
> '99 Porche 911 Carerra 2 pulled 68.7mph through the slalom (probably the
most real-world
> of all tests) vs. the 68.4mph that the same year Carerra 4 pulled.  On top
of that, it
> took 4 more feet to stop and actually took a tenth of a second longer to
get to 60.
>
>     I will of course take into account that the tests were done in
different months, and
> weather conditions could alter the numbers slightly (i say slightly
because these
> numbers are corrected via computer for temperature and humidity), but
someone please
> show me what the extra 2 wheels worth of power were doing?   Interestingly
enough, the
> '97 911 Turbo S (standard AWD) even with it's fatter tires, more agressive
suspension,
> and wide-body design only pulled an extra 1.0 mph over the Carerra 2.
Anyone want to
> explain to me where the AWESOME AWD GRIP went?
>
>     In  the November 1999 issue of Road & Trac (Vol. 51 #3), in the Road
Test Summary
> section starting on page 172, I compare the Audi A6 vs the A6 Quattro.
The Quattro was
> slower to 60 by .7 seconds, slower through the quarter by .6 seconds, took
7 feet longer
> to stop from 60, 13 feet longer to stop from 80, and was 1.9 mph slower
through the
> slalom.
>
>     In the same issue, comparing the 911 Carerra Cabriolet vs the 911
Carerra 4
> Cabriolet, the Carerra 4 took .8 seconds to get to 60, .6 seconds longer
through the
> quarter mile, took 5 feet longer to stop from 60, 6 feet longer to stop
from 80, and was
> .1 mph slower through the slalom.
>
> Bill
> '98 GLX
>