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Old 11-07-2012
Richard Lowe Richard Lowe is offline
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Originally Posted by RichyUK View Post
...The car will understear when trying to power a little and then just lose the back end in an instant...
Welcome to the world of mid motor 2wd's...

The only mid motor 2wd I've driven in low traction that doesn't behave as you describe is the Centro, you just have to adapt your driving style for the most part. In general the mid motor cars understeer on power then the window of neutral balance you have between that and snap oversteer is very small, rule of thumb is to be squared up and accelerate in a straight line if at all possible.

The flip side is the mid cars usually have a higher minimum speed through the corner, so you don't need to get on the gas quite as early and drive the car with the throttle as you would with a rear motor.
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