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      08-02-2008, 05:28 PM   #11
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BMW, can I have some LSD please?
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Originally Posted by galahad05 View Post
Ummm...

No LSD? Then why did my 1968 Corvette come with one--stock?

Heck, just check out any 1960's musclecar, sports car, whatever.


LSDs first came on the scene for automobiles back in 1935 (Porsche)...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limited_slip_differential
For better comparison, older gen 3 series did come with a true mechanical LSD. For reasons of cost and fuel economy, I suppose, the newer gen has been using electronic braking via ABS to simulate the LSD. Not the same I know, but for 99.999% of those people who purchase the 3 series, I'd bet they won't drive it to the limit enough to know/appreciate the difference.
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