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jkwade
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jaffacake wrote: Sun Dec 13, 2020 10:15 pm
jkwade wrote: Sat Dec 12, 2020 2:52 pm
Certainly different to mine. At cruise on the motorway I’d have only 1 or 2 front lines showing. It increases if you accelerate but its never 50/50 unless its in off road mode.
Yes. It's a known characteristic on the PP that it's permanent AWD, just too much torque for a single axle.
Mine is a PP.

I’ll have a look next time I’m out in it.

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jkwade wrote: Mon Dec 14, 2020 8:38 am
jaffacake wrote: Sun Dec 13, 2020 10:15 pm
jkwade wrote: Sat Dec 12, 2020 2:52 pm
Certainly different to mine. At cruise on the motorway I’d have only 1 or 2 front lines showing. It increases if you accelerate but its never 50/50 unless its in off road mode.
Yes. It's a known characteristic on the PP that it's permanent AWD, just too much torque for a single axle.
Mine is a PP.

I’ll have a look next time I’m out in it.
Interesting observation, I was getting a fair amount more RWD this evening.

Last week, when I confirmed this claim, I was running "full load" tyre pressures all around. This weekend I lowered them all around to the lower pressures.

I wonder if that makes a difference? I often run the higher pressures as I have the family on board and bikes on the tow bar.

Still, even tonight, and reasonable amount of throttle and the power shifts quite markedly towards the front. Maintaining 70mph though, fairly RWD.
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