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Originally posted by GreenMarineSVX
But my real question is that, if they "get outta the hole" quicker, shouldn't they be moving faster at the same point (say.... 1/8th mile down the track) that a RWD car or FWD car??
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No. AWD cars have less drivetrain loss. If you have two identical vehicles, with the same engine, and the only difference is one is AWD, the other is RWD...the AWD will be able to beat the RWD one in 0-60 times, but the RWD will catch up with the AWD one and pass it.
Why?
AWD cars lose about 30% of their engines output to the transmission. RWD cars are more like 15-18% loss. This means at the wheels, RWD cars have more power. More power means more go. AWD just provides superior traction.
- Jim