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09-29-2006, 09:41 PM
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10-02-2006, 10:11 AM
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Originally Posted by RONIN FC' post='839081' date='Sep 30 2006, 09:48 PM
Bad design, not a well thought out performance car...
280 ft lbs torque and front wheel drive
It's funny that you are the only influential automotive journalist that really has anything bad to say about the car.
10-02-2006, 03:21 PM
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Originally Posted by 1988RedT2' post='839215' date='Oct 2 2006, 08:11 AM
It's funny that you are the only influential automotive journalist that really has anything bad to say about the car.
10-02-2006, 04:14 PM
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Originally Posted by RONIN FC' post='839081' date='Sep 30 2006, 06:48 PM
Bad design, not a well thought out performance car...
280 ft lbs torque and front wheel drive
so i assume you have driven and tested it??
10-02-2006, 06:49 PM
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Ultimately, AWD is going to make the car slower, since it adds weight. You might get off the line a little quicker with AWD, but once the threat of wheelspin is gone, you're just toting dead weight and increasing friction losses. Unless we're talking about a rally car, and we aren't.