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      06-15-2013, 07:26 AM   #65
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Originally Posted by swamp2 View Post
Excellent post.

I have posted on this BMW myth of "ideal" weight distribution many times. However, I have never captured all of the points you did. One thing remains unclear to me though and it might be a subtlety beyond basic concepts of vehicle dynamics. Something around a 60-40 weight distribution is certainly ideal for a sports or racing car. There may be some elements of handling in addition to less snap oversteer that are improved by 50-50.
The ideal 50:50 is based on the following:
  1. A FR config car is difficult to achieve 50:50 in the first place, so about as good as it gets for a 3 box saloon/sedan
  2. For road cars driven by the general population, 50:50 is a good compromise in terms of safety (some understeer with the ability to add throttle induced oversteer) whilst being reasonably nimble, and stable under braking with weight shift forwards.
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