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Originally Posted by chrisny
Early on that was the case but today's AWD systems are much better allowing no drop off and sometimes performance improvements as others have said.
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Frictional losses increases as speed increases.
From standstill friction loss is zero and then climbs as speeds increase once the whirly bits get moving.
With all wheels available to pull from a standstill AWD has a launch advantage. But, typically you start to see the frictional drag as speeds climb.
The EVO and STI are monsters on a launch, but they suffer getting slower once beyond 90+mph.
Great stop light to stop light cars though.
