[svxistentialist]

In my layman's opinion it is not safe to suggest whether a car will understeer or oversteer based on the percentage drive to the front wheels in an AWD configuration.

It is usual for designers of FWD vehicles to set up the cars to understeer when driven beyond tyre adhesion primarily to curb over-enthusiastic driving in a safe fashion. It scrubs off speed and limits what a driver can do without the risk of spinning the car.

What I'm saying is the inherent tendency of most cars to understeer is a function of the chassis and suspension, not primarily the split of the power to the wheels.

In the case of the SVX the VTD gearbox by giving a higher percentage of power to the rear does tend to offset the natural tendency of the chassis to understeer.

Joe