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Originally Posted by Digital.James
What are you talking about? That's exactly what I said... awd was added for traction purposes is the synopsis of the article.
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to improve the handling -- not because of too much power as you stated, but to mitigate the 'twitchy' handling characteristics of a car that naturally oversteers, which is a condition far harder to get under control than understeer, even for an expert driver.
Keep in mind that we are talking about the 911, a vehicle meant for consumers first -- not the 959, a vehicle meant for racing first. In those days, AWD had distinct traction advantages in a racing context, which is what you're alluding to. As applied in the 911, AWD had a far different purpose:
to make the car safer for the everyday driver.
Handling. Period. In print. End of story.
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