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Old 2004-08-16, 08:51 AM   #11
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Originally Posted by BAN SUVS
That claims that the STi has active front and rear diffs... first I've heard.

The way the DCCD works in Auto mode is it sits at 50/50 torque split until it senses lateral acceleration, which can also be called yaw. The more lateral force, the farther rearward the torque split goes, maxing at 65/35 rear/front.
Lateral G and yaw are actually a bit different. Yaw usually preceeds and accompanies lateral G's, but you could potentially get lateral G's w/o yaw, lick if someone bumps you while racing down the straigth away... I wonder if in that situation the DCCD would shift the torque rearwards...

As far as all that talk of active diffs and yaw control, I swear dustin's reading EVO articles, because that's all news to me on an STi... maybe the rally car has that stuff?
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