Sport auto test awd
 

The latest issue of SA , has a test with various awd cars

The test was made on a snowy track , divised in 3 distinct areas , to test different characteristics of the cars : i think the first was about grip and awd system efficiency , other was about agility , and the last one i don`t know :?



ALFA ROMEO BRERA 3.2Q4 37,6s 37,0s 24,2s (lap time 1,38,8min)
braking 50-0 km/h 25,1m

PORSCHE 911 4S 43,0 38,2 25,6 ( 1,46,7min)
braking 50-0 km/h 27,0m

CHRYSLER 300Ctouring 5.7 V8 Hemi 59,1 43,9 30,4 ( 2,13,4min )
braking 50-0 km/h 28,6m

AUDI RS4 38,7 37,0 24,3 (1,39,9min]
braking 50-0 km/h 23,4m

MAZDA 6MPS38,5 36,6 25,6 (1,41,0min)

braking 50-0km/h 23,5m
VW GOLF R32 38,1 35,5 23,6 (1,37,2min)
braking 50-0km/h 25,0m

Wtf... Brera just pipped the RS4 by a second? :shock:

And the R32 is even 1,5 seconds faster than the Alfa :D :D

I thought hte Brera was FWD only.. interesting.. i want one ;)

yeah...so...why am i finding it rather hard to believe a porsche C4S is that much slower (or slower at all) than an alfa brera or a Golf R32... :? i really dont see a 997 C4S being almost 10secs slower than a R32 on a 1:40 min lap...

The V6 3.2 litres model it`s AWD with Toresen differential


I found this info on other forums , and I don`t have any scans :bah:

same here, but the reason could be the weight distrution of the Porsche. On a track it's not such a big disadvantage anymore and you can even use it to trow the car into the corner, but on the snow, that's a different story.

Still, the results are quite different to what one should expect. Never thought a R32 would do so good.

BTW: the article scans would be very nice!!!!