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Originally Posted by Japper
Maybe a valid point if the RS3 were true torsion 4wd but the fact remains, irrespective of the improvements Haldex may or may not have made with gen 5, this is still a front drive until slip occurs and you feel it all the time.
The x-drive is far superior in at least feel and enjoyment..........and less understeer.
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If the Haldex in the RS3 is anything like the system in the new Golf R, it will preemptively send torque to the rear wheels under the right conditions (throttle input and velocity).
Don't get me wrong, it will still be balanced with a bias toward understeer, and it will still have typically numb Audi steering, but it
will be blazingly fast. The fastest way around a track is to drive the car at the limit the greatest percentage of the time possible. For the vast majority of drivers (even pro drivers), it is easier to hang on the edge of the limit when a car is balanced toward understeer, because understeer correction is easy to execute, and the penalties aren't as severe. Understeer causes you to apex wide and scrub speed. Oversteer requires quick counter-steer correction and delicate throttle balance... and you still run wide. The difference is, oversteer can result in you facing the wrong direction on the track, while understeer cannot
Obviously I'm playing devils advocate. I've cast my lot (RWD with oversteer plz!), and I'll take fun over tenths any day of the week. I try to keep a sense of perspective though.