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NOS2Go4Me,Dec 18 2008, 11:58 PM Wrote:A FWD car with 300HP is just not going to keep up with the STI, nevermind the EVO unless there's some serious shenanigans going on under the sheetmetal.
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Totally depends!

From a roll, my focus was pretty darn fast. It would easily pull on my wrx. AWD will only help you with take off traction, at the limits you can get very different driving results depending on drivers input (same with FWD and RWD), but most of you dont go anywhere near that...if both cars are running the same tires on a nice warm summer day, there's no reason for the FWD to not perform just as good or better than an AWD car at the track. Im talking a 300Hp sti vs a 300Hp rs, same tires, same weather...apples to apples. Im thought the RS was rated at something like 225 anyways?

Some advantages with AWD when you throw bad weather in the mix, Im sure we can all agree to that, but having an AWD car, wont save you from hitting a patch of black ice on the highway and spinning out.

I swear by AWD cars after my 1st subie, especially with my location and interests, but I dont beleive its required to have the ultimate sport comp car either.