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      08-06-2017, 05:25 PM   #83
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Originally Posted by ASAP View Post
weight has 0 relation to traction...

it has to do with weight distribution and weight over a given axle...

Think about whether a Mclaren 650s has serious traction issues at over 650 hp... and why it wouldn't... car weighs under 3000 lbs. In the case of front engine / rwd cars, awd happens to be the simplest solution... a rwd Z06 with 650 hp and 600 lb ft has less traction issues than a 425 hp M3...
Weight has to do with traction. Hence your qualification of weight over axles.

And are you seriously comparing a McLaren tire to the tires that come on M3s? Arent the P1 tires a couple grand each? The 650s is not much different. Not to mention the fact that the engine is literally over the rear axle that needs the traction, which matters more anyway in this example. Come on man, apples to oranges.

When BMW wants make a rear engine M3 and M5 then we can compare them.

We can agree to disagree thats fine.
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