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Steve_Cebu
Joined: Dec 17, 2009
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Re: What is/are the benefits of hydrostatic transmissions ?
Reply #16 Nov 14, 2010 5:55 am |
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Is there a difference in this behavior between a front wheel and rear wheel drive biased AWD car? I have a '07 G35X with the ATTESA-ETS system that seems quite drift-able if pushed but I wonder if that is the case since it is effectively a RWD car most of the time aside from slipping conditions and starts up to about 12MPH?
You won't be drifting at 12 mph. Sliding but not drifting. FWD will drift on dirt quite nicely. Here in NH we have one of the largest Rally schools in the USA and they start you out with FWD cars. FWD will handle differently than RWD versus AWD. The dynamics are completely different. For example when the Japanese drift racers were trying to get a stock Miata to drift, it just did not want to go until they used the e-brake to get it to rotate. We do have Ice racing up here if it gets cold enough so I'm looking forward to doing that. It's like RallyX/AutoX on ice. Your car is similar to the BMW 335 which has a similar system. No idea how well they drift. In NH it's hard to buy a RWD only BMW since we get a fair amount of snow. For AWD I'd get a Subaru like my old WRX. But Subies tend to push rather than rotate especially on pavement. If the driver is good you can drift anything. That's what Team O'Neil will tell you.
http://team-oneil.com/
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snowmachine
Location: Washington State
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Re: What is/are the benefits of hydrostatic transmissions ?
Reply #17 Nov 14, 2010 9:31 am |
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For AWD I'd get a Subaru like my old WRX. But Subies tend to push rather than rotate especially on pavement. http://team-oneil.com/ Is pushing considered understeer?
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