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Cars like the 1986 Porsche 959, current Techological Tour De Force Porsche 911 Twin Turbo, and Lamborghini Diablo VT were not given All Wheel drive so that they can go in the snow or go rally racing. That system is used in those cars to enhance their dry weather handling. How exactly does that help? In a comparison between the BMW 328i and Audi A4, Car & Driver said that the Audi's all wheel drive did not help it in the dry weather road course. http://www.caranddriver.com/FrameSet/0,1350,_sl_NewArticle_sl_0_cm_1633_cm_432_5_17_cm_00,00.html
It was the BMW's outstanding chassis balance and suspension set up that led to better handling results than the A4....I know that the S4/upcoming S6/S8 also has all wheel drive to help it in dry weather handling as well (in addition to inclement weather conditions). However, I don't see how it helps. It seems that if you have the proper suspension set up as well as near perfect F/R weight distribution in a rear drive car, you can can handle just as well if not better than an All Wheel Drive Performance car...
Eric....
It was the BMW's outstanding chassis balance and suspension set up that led to better handling results than the A4....I know that the S4/upcoming S6/S8 also has all wheel drive to help it in dry weather handling as well (in addition to inclement weather conditions). However, I don't see how it helps. It seems that if you have the proper suspension set up as well as near perfect F/R weight distribution in a rear drive car, you can can handle just as well if not better than an All Wheel Drive Performance car...
Eric....