In the gold old days, there was a whopping battery just in front of the transmission, which normally lines up with the rear axle. This meant most weight was planted right in front of the rear axle and it seemed that these cars liked that best. Now bring on a lipo battery, what do you think, too much pendulum only really suited to the very loose stuff. So the engineers moved some of the weight forward, the MM was found to be just as effective in nearly all the same conditions. Not even nay that they tended to rotate better through corners so there's s bit of background for you.
I read an article a little while back explaining why the MM cars where doing just as well as the RM on the loose stuff. So it's not my take on it, but from what I've experienced driving both (RM a lot less, mostly MM). The MM's can feel as good in the same conditions as a RM and personally I prefer the steering feel of the MM's.
Yep the MM is the way to go. Though I don't have one the B6 looks appealing, laydown 3 gear, 3 gear standup & the guys here in OZ on a slippery surface got it working but needed the 4 gear standup to do so.I like the sound of a lot of options.
Have fun.
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