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Originally Posted by cjlipps
I maintain that all else being equal, ie: tires, vehicle weight, driver competence, horsepower, road surface...the 2wd vehicle will reach it's cornering limit at a lower speed than the awd vehicle.
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This is the fallacy that you and Mr. W will cling to, despite the fact that it is patently false.
The cornering limit of a tire has nothing to do with the torque applied to that tire. In fact, the cornering limit of a 4wd tire can be LOWER than the cornering limit of a 2wd tire because if the tire begins to spin due to the applied torque, its cornering limit, as defined by the force it can withstand laterally (lateral g force) is reduced.
All of the benefits of a driven tire occur BELOW the cornering limit where the applied torque can be useful.