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      12-07-2020, 12:19 PM   #9
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Originally Posted by Skyhigh View Post
Are you sure we are talking about the same thing? First of all, I am not sure I understand your explanation, but more importantly an LSD is only useful in turns or when there is a loss of traction. We are talking 0-100 here, straight line, optimal conditions (for best time). Even without LSD, XDrive does not lose traction during such acceleration (assuming stock car). I for one have 0 traction problems when doing 0-100 on a dry surface. What is an LSD going to help me with?

An LSD solves traction problems better than an open differential. In this particular case however there is simply no problem to solve.
xDrive is 40/60 split, stock cars won't have an issue launching, but a tuned one will, I spin almost everytime launching my car, normally 3.9-4 second 0-60 if the one wheel peel happens, but when it doesn't happen (launching in 2nd gear for example) I get a nice 3.7-3.8 sec 0-60.
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