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Porsche's 991 911 is the next step in the evolutionary line








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RE: A lot has changed
By BZDTemp on 8/24/2011 4:44:19 AM , Rating: 2
Torque steer is only really a problem with high power cars but then you're right.

In FF setup take a turn too fast and you get understeer, but isn't the proper response no to brake but slight acceleration? Brake too much and you can end up with oversteer. What are the odds an average driver will recover from oversteer?

With FF the proper response to understeer is simply to put less pressure on the gas pedal little unless you're going way to fast in which case the right way is to get of the gas and maybe brake. Lifting of is because then you use less of the available grip for acceleration and there will be more for steering eg. reduce understeer.

Not counting 4WD then FF is really the better solution for anything but sports cars and cars/trucks meant to carry loads. The reason is FF is cheaper and more importantly the car reacts safer in emergency situations - like you hint the average driver will have a hard time recovering from oversteer.

For most drivers the instinct reaction to a problem is to get off the gas and if that is not enough then go for the brake. In a turn with an FF car going to fast(but not crazy to fast) that will mean understeer so getting off the gas will save the day without further skills needed while going to fast in a RWD abruptly getting of the gas can cause the rear end to oversteer in a big way.

Putting it differently front wheel drive is safer because most peoples instinct reactions will not cause further loss of control while with rear wheel drive it is another matter. Of course RWD is more fun because you can use oversteer actively where as understeer is just boring.

