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Re: Subaru WRX Coming to America (No VW/Audi Content, though you'll love it anyway)

To: quk@isham-research.demon.co.uk (Phil Payne), coolidge@tidalwave.net
Subject: Re: Subaru WRX Coming to America (No VW/Audi Content, though you'll love it anyway)
From: Paul Wilson <pwilson@pop.ma.ultranet.com>
Date: Mon, 31 Aug 1998 22:33:03 -0400
Cc: quattro@coimbra.ans.net
Sender: owner-quattro@coimbra.ans.net

At 06:38 PM 8/31/98 GMT, Phil Payne wrote:
> Hmm.  Is it _really_ AWD - or is the other axle brought in when 'needed'?
>
> A Subaru driver lost control on the Haddiscoe Bends today and killed
> himself and two people in an oncoming Peugeot.

I believe Subaru uses a center diff with a viscous limited slip on their
manual tranny cars.  It's a nominal 50/50 torque split.

Paul

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