err?Nige_S4 wrote: Perhaps not the best of comparisons, eh, but even stuff like the BTCC is all 2wd - Audi had a venture in the late 90's (I think). I personally think that low vehicle weight would cause more wheelslip, therefore benefit from the extra traction that 4wd can provide.
with the A4 quattro, Audi did a clean sweep...it worked really well...so the piled on more and more weight penalties on 4wd cars, until eventually the FIA banned 4wd.
http://www.speedarena.com/news/publish/ ... 3883.shtml