Re: Torsen thread future

[audidudi@mindspring.com (Jeffrey J. Goggin)]

>In a nutshell, if a certain characteristic is able to be repeated
>under same or similar circumstances, across a variety of torsen
>equipped cars, then it seems you have defined a trait of torsen cars.

Quite possibly ... unfortunately, Audi is the only manufacturer (to my
knowledge, anyway) that's ever used a Torsen center diff in a series
production car.  Hmmm ... wonder why that is?  Surely the other
manufacturers are familiar with them and if they're the be-all, end-all that
some folks claim, you'd think another company (perhaps even several other
companies!) would have chosen to capitalize on this...  ;^)
 
>Fine.  911 example was a very good point.  If you like the handling of
>a rear-engine car, great.  If it scares you, either don't drive it, or
>don't drive it like you drove it when it scared you.  Seems simple to
>me.  

With regard to my autocrossing experiences, you're correct, of course ...
but what about avoiding an accident during normal everyday driving?  Some of
the most skillful driving I've done *didn't* occur on a racetrack...

(Why, oh why, didn't I buy that FWD 200 instead and spare myself all this
grief?!  I take everything back ... it was all a dream, I swear.  Torsens
are great; all hail the Torsen; hip-hip-hooray; two-four-six-eight, who do
we appreciate: Torsen, Torsen, Torsen ... Yeah! Wo-hoo...)

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