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Originally Posted by Old Mechanic
I like the idea of independent in wheel drives. Then you could add power to the outer wheels in a turn to enhance handling. Differentials would be obsolete, so would prop shafts, half shafts, u joints, transmissions, clutches, flywheels, starters, and the required mounts for the above.
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Would the weight (unsprung especially) of those items be enough to offset the increased weight of the drives ? Someone did speculate on creating a car with independent hydraulic drive for each wheel for rallying many years ago at the height of the 600hp+ Group B boom - just before Group B got banned.
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Originally Posted by 320touring
I prefer a well balanced RWD car to a well balanced FWD car in principal.
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I prefer the opposite, which is where we came in
How about AWD without the need for transfer mechanisms ?
