Lambo's AWD has been pretty much useless to the car...
Just compare the LP640-4 to the upcoming Murcielago SV..
I'll bet there will be not much difference in their 0-60mph acceleration times...
Going round corners, having less weight would also help the lambo....
And like what cluth monkey said:
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Well if the LP640-2 comes out and has little to nothing other than a change form AWD to RWD then we can compare the two - but it's not out yet.
Hooray!
I can't wait for the new Superleggera! Sounds like fun!
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No, I wouldn't think so. It requires a different driving style, and the speeds are different at different parts of the corners, but over all they don't have enough advantages on asphault to make up for the disadvantages. Really, to keep from understeering you have to apply the majority of the power to the rear wheels anyways (even if you don't understeer it's really hard on the front tires) and the few occasions that the front do recieve power don't really justify the extra weight to me.
It is hard to compare them since people tend to be fanboys or to prefer one style of driving to another. So even when the same sports car is offered in both variants there's still controversy. But look for instance at the 911. The more hardcore GTs get rear wheel drive, while the softer turbo gets awd. And there's not a whole lot of cars racing awd when they're primarily racing on asphault, many awd cars are even converted to rwd for racing. So I'd have to say advantage rwd, unless you just can't drive that style.
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not if there's a GT3 in the vicinity.... AWD just looks silly then
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i guess unless it starts raining
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Or you need to traverse off road terrain...
As you would know having driven the cars in both guises in a variety of conditions?
Which isn't out yet, though I'm sure you must have driven this as well in a variety of conditions to make such an informed comment.Just compare the LP640-4 to the upcoming Murcielago SV..
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The reason the Lambo uses AWD is add to the traction and stability for high speed maneuverability and during hard acceleration. Because the Muce and the Gallardo have so much power and torque, if the road is a little slippery or you're not an excellent driver (which most of us are not), it's easy to lose traction. Though Ferrari has about the same amount of power, Ferrari's traction control systems and power delivery are significantly more advanced. I can only assume this announcement is a sign that Lambo and Audi have greatly improved Lambo traction control and power delivery.
Porsche has used AWD in the Turbo for quite awhile as a means to overing coming the rear weight bias as well as the car's small footprint. Anyone who's driven a GT2 will tell you that while the car is tons of fun, it's also a handful.
Finally, anybody who says that AWD and traction control are for whimps should remember that in cars with 400, 500 or 600hp it's REALLY easy to run out of road very quickly.
"The Metric System is the tool of the Devil! My car gets 40 Rods to the Hogshead and that's the ways I likes it!" -Grandpa Simpson
Well, I am formerly an engineering student and a person who likes to know how things work and the mechanism of how they work so in this instance - it does matter.
It sounds - thought you don't state it - that you are siding with RWD cars. What if you prefer the grip/dynamics of AWD during cornering?
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