In a street light discussion of the supposed detriments of FWD, I've surprised a number of WRXs by launching a lot better than them. A few other AWD models, too, but the two best conversations were a modified Focus ST who just spun because he was decided a turbo back exhaust should be higher on his priorities than good tires. I tried to explain it would be a better demonstration if he had summer tires instead of low tread all seasons but I don't think he heard me over all the spinning.
The other is a bit more foggy on the model but a Jaguar XK something, had the green and red badge on it and I think temp tags as well. The one thing I am certain of, however, is that he was a proctologist given how he was up everyone's ass. Mine was given the all clear as we were having a discussion about polyps and getting checked early and often when he realized he was too far behind the next set of traffic to inspect and I needed to get to work. So we hurried from a standstill and, to my shock (presumably his as well) he didn't get beyond my front bumper even as we entered third. His exhaust note, which was very sweet, btw, confirmed that the engine was working at full capacity. I distinctly remember the passenger's look of confusion which was likely a reflection of my own.
Altitude does very weird things to these stop light discussions, I'll say that much, but a good launch brings balance to any debate.