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Old 04-25-2008, 05:46 AM   #19 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by RUEY220 View Post
no offense intended.
None taken... We've hit a topic I've always wondered about.

I am imagining an attempt to accelerate hard from a stand still on slippery ice. You'll get nothing but wheel spin. I don't know anything about the marketing side of the auto industry, but speaking as an engineer, the amount of power you can lay into the pavement is limited by the ability to maintain friction with the surface. That's why Porsche started making 4X4 sports cars. It allows for more traction.

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