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[4Vman]

Originally Posted by sleekism

I go by a rule:

0-150kw :Front Wheel Drive Makes sense

150-350kw :RWD makes sense

350kw+ AWD makes sense

You may call me an idiot but once you start getting over 350kw an AWD proves faster while sub 300kw AWD cars will prove slower than their RWD counterparts.

Unless you want 50 inch wide rubber on your 400kw GTHO

Power output is only one factor in making AWD viable, weight and vehicle size are equally important..
To engineer a very Large heavy 4 door sedan to be reliable and have excellent performance would be far more expensive than persevering with RWD... At the end of the day an AWD vehicle will have a weight dissadvantage over an equivilant platform RWD and need an extra 10-15% more power just to provide comparable straight line performance.
HSV's Coupe 4 is a perfect illustration of this, its heavier than the RWD coupe, allot more expensive and slower too despite having the same power output...