Re: RWD vs. AWD.

["Dr. Bob" <rmalinka@spec.net>]

AMEN KHAN!!!

Now lets talk tech... what ever your subject matter be 
it: cars, radar, sonar, microwave, computers, aerodynamics,
chromodynamics, photonics, visible light to invisible infared, 
3 - 5 Mu, etc...  Anything but FWD vs RWD vs AWD!

Dr. Bob


At 02:02 PM 2/1/00 -0800, you wrote:
>At 3:58 PM -0500 2/1/2000, Bill Hussey wrote:
>>"Ng, Kevin (Bank of America Commercial Finance)" wrote:
>>
>>  > I originally started this thread--saying the GA's were adequate, nothing
>>  > great, but adequate. But this whole RWD vs. AWD thing--sorry Bill, how can
>>  > AWD (all else being equal) not help you corner better than RWD? Have you
>>  > ever watched the WRC? RWD wouldn't get you past the first corner of any of
>>  > those races. Getting power down to the road is paramount when
cornering. As
>>  > a motorcycle owner you should know that. The ONLY situation I can see
a RWD
>>  > keeping up with AWD in a corner is when the car has ZERO loss of grip. You
>>  > don't see that situation happen too often in real life.
>>
>>Please don't lose sight of the fact that the ONLY thing AWD will help you out
>>with is accelerating ... a properly set up performance automobile can corner
>>better with RWD.  The ability to isolate the front end from the rear end is
>>ESSENTIAL!!  I know that we've all seen the commercials, "The Audi A4 has such
>>unbelievable traction, it was banned from racing for having an unfair
>>advantage."  Then some actor says, "I'll take all the unfair advantage I can
>>get!".
>
>OK, I want to make one thing clear, because I'm not angry and I'm not shouting:
>
>
>
>BILL WAKE UP MAN, NOT EVERYONE DRIVES ON THE TRACK. PEOPLE LIKE AWD 
>SO THEY CAN DRIVE ******OFF****** ********THE******* 
>*******TRACK******.
>
>
>
>So you are **CLEARLY** **PLAINLY** **WRONG** that the only advantage 
>to AWD is acceleration. AWD will CLEARLY, PLAINLY, help you in 
>certain wet and icy conditions that people encounter OFF THE TRACK.
>
>
>I don't care to have the final word on this topic, but it's been beat 
>into the ground, so can we kill the FWD vs. RWD vs. AWD topic? Can I 
>get an amen on that?
>
>-Khan
>
>
>Khan Klatt                                         khan@mediaaccess.com
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