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Originally Posted by Isaac Zachary
What I'm saying is that they're closer to 50:50 than ever before. So there's hardly any understeer. And on newer RWD it will likely be the same thing, only backwards (a slight bit more on rear than front). And so far it is.
But we'll see. Maybe they'll come out with cars that are 40:60.
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My Sportwagen has lots of understeer even with 57% of the weight on the front wheels and me running 5 psi more in the rear wheels to reduce understeer. At the limit the front end plows.
I doubt we will see a 40:60 balance in mainstream cars. More likely between 50:50 and 45:55.
I believe most of the Tesla's have a slight rear bias.
Model 3 is 47/53
Model 3 LR is 48/52
Model S is 48/52
The Model Y is 46:54 but that is gross axle weights not curb weights.
Car and Driver had and EV performance test and measured:
BMW i3: 48/52
Hyundai Ioniq EV: 49/51
VW eGolf: 54/46
Chevy Bolt: 56/44
Tesla Model 3 LR: 48/52
The Mach-E AWD Extended Range is 49:51 according to the Detroit Free Press.