RE: S6 vs. Volvo 850 Turbo R (was Re: ipd)

["Glen Powell" <gpowell@acacianet.com>]

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<Electronic Differential Locking - EDL - to act as a
<traction control system at the front and rear.  
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EDL both front and rear? Wow! Nice!

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<The Volvo isn't slow. It also has a form of brake intervention traction
<control that will help it get power to the ground, but still has the limit of
<front wheel drive.  It can't get all of it's power to the ground without
<losing some time (and making a lot of heat) with its TRACS traction control
<system.  
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Sounds really crude and wastefull of power and fuel and brakes and excess emissions.
Why cannot they simply dial-back the engine output with timing/fuel control? 'Coures AWD is the
real answer.....

-glen