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Old 11-27-2021, 07:58 PM   #129 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by JSH View Post
How much damage you do depends on the difference in tire sizes and the design of the drivetrain. A simple open differential will take abuse much better than a differential with clutch packs like a LSD. The new fancy differentials that can selectively send power to individual wheels using clutches - you really don't want to burn up those clutch packs.
Makes me wonder to which extent the "torque vectoring" on some EVs which use individual engines at each drive wheel could handle it better. BTW did you see the setup fitted to the rear axle 2022 Audi RS3, with clutch packs instead of a proper differential?
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