Joke or cock-up?

[aka_kerrly]

300bhp/ton said:

Marketing BS, Subaru claim equal length drive shafts give them a better AWD platform and that it performs better off road.

Some truly awful bogus Subaru marketing vids on YouTube pushing this BS.


That said, they do work well, but it's not really anything to do with being "Symmetrical".

watch some faux wheel drive vehicles and see how they get on..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOmZIu_y1js

[300bhp/ton]

aka_kerrly said:

300bhp/ton said:

Marketing BS, Subaru claim equal length drive shafts give them a better AWD platform and that it performs better off road.

Some truly awful bogus Subaru marketing vids on YouTube pushing this BS.


That said, they do work well, but it's not really anything to do with being "Symmetrical".

watch some faux wheel drive vehicles and see how they get on..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOmZIu_y1js

But that nothing to do with being "Symmetrical"

That test had 3 wheels spinning, so the demand was to send all the power to a single wheel. Which in reality is a hugely unlikely real world scenario.

For example, if you put a standard Tdi Defender on the test it'd do no better.

Although on the flip side a standard TCS equipped Freelander 1 would probably drive straight up it.

[DUMBO100]

Maybe they found some spare parts leftover from the Subaru Justy 4x4.

[aka_kerrly]

300bhp/ton said:

But that nothing to do with being "Symmetrical"

That test had 3 wheels spinning, so the demand was to send all the power to a single wheel. Which in reality is a hugely unlikely real world scenario.

For example, if you put a standard Tdi Defender on the test it'd do no better.

Although on the flip side a standard TCS equipped Freelander 1 would probably drive straight up it.

The only car not to be squirming around left/right whilst attempting to crawl forward was the Forester, which to me suggests that it was the only one capable of sending power to the back right whilst keeping the front left & right spinning whilst also running true.

Either way offroaders aren't my thing but the running gear from a Impreza Type RA under a BRZ body would very much interest me!

[Smitters]

LordGrover said:

Smitters said:

Rarely, if ever, have I read more bks. We made it rwd because Toyota made it rwd. The end.

I think you'll find it's rather the other way round. Toyota may've coughed up for some of the costs and the injection system but I understand the rest is designed and made at Subaru's Ota-city, Gunma Main Plant.

See that bloke, over there, all sad and hunched, carrying his coat? That's me that is...

What's worse is as soon as I read what you said, I realised I knew that too. Damn reactionary statements. I'd better go and amend my post in the "why do people lie on the internet thread...).

NB - it's still total bks though.