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Originally Posted by swamp2
I suppose 50-50 weight balance still delivers ultimate handling to (it's well known that closer to 60-40 is significantly better...).
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While 60/40 might be significantly better, do we have some independent confirmation of that?
A car like the Ferrari F12 (front engine RWD) has a weight distribution of 46/54, and is regarded as a good handling car...
Ferrari F12 is 46/54
Ferrari FF is 47/53
Ferrari California is 47/53
Merc SLS AMG is 53/47
Aston Martin DBS is 51,3/48,7
BMW F10 M5 is 52,5/47,5
All of the above are front engined cars with RWD and are considered good handling cars. None is at 50/50, but Ferrari are rear biased and the others are front biased.
And as far as I know, a race car like the Audi R18 TDI Le Mans Prototype runs a even weight distribution front and rear. The R8 etron has a 48/52 distribution (
http://www.worldcarfans.com/11006142...urs-of-le-mans )