kanecullen89
Registered User
I think I, and a handful of others on the forum, would have to disagree quite sternly on that point.
250bhp and fwd isn't a handful unless it's a sadly setup car. Personally, I find a 250bhp a3 feels a bit slow, that's just my opinion though, and no disrespect to anyone who has that and is happy.
300bhp and fwd is also not a problem in the slightest. It's only when climbing to 350bhp+ that traction becomes a concern at all in a well setup car.
I run 380bhp on track in my wrong wheel drive A3, and I've not once on track wished for 4wd.
It's very much horses for courses.
I think fwd is ultimately better for track work than 4wd, given all other things equal and remaining within the realms of reality power wise.
That said, for the cost vs effort exercise for Daz, I'd still be leaving it 4wd.
Sorry if you guys disagree with my opinion.
I have read your thread and admire the track car that you are creating.
My experience purely comes from driving many different vehicles with 200bhp upwards that have really struggled to get traction down.
The focus RS is thought of as a 'good' handling car. I found it an understeering mare with too much power and torque for its own good. I also found a track ready civic pushing about 250bhp very twitchy and not a confident drive at all.
Maybe I'm just too picky and used to 4wd traction.
Maybe I've just not driven fwd car that is correctly set up. Who knows