"Available torque" refers to the amount of twisting force or power that an engine can deliver at a given moment. It is the measure of how much strength or energy the engine has to move or accelerate the vehicle.
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There's always some power heading to the rear wheels, but under most cruising conditions the lion's share of
available torque flows through the front wheels.
The 5.0 - liter V8 engine is mated to a close - ratio eight - speed Sports Direct Shift transmission with
available Torque Vectoring Differential that allows for the wheels to grip the road for better launch and handling.
The four - wheel - drive system is automatic, requiring no input from the driver, and shifts up to 70 percent of
available torque from front to rear wheels as needed for improved traction.
In the new Hyundai Elantra 1.4 Turbo, the engine delivers the
maximum available torque between just 1400 RPM to 3600 RPM.
The Sport setting gives a more agile feel by sending
more available torque to the rear wheels, for a sporty rear - drive dynamic feel when desired.
Using solely electric power from the electric motor generating 184 lb - ft of
readily available torque, the hybrid concept SUV can travel up to 75 mph before the combustion engine intervenes.
The company says that, at idle, the engine is still producing 625 lb ft of torque, and is able to maintain up to 90 per cent of
available torque between 2500 - 5400rpm.
The system achieves more than 80 % cooling efficiency with less than 2 psi (12 kPa) flow restriction at peak power, contributing to the engine's
available torque production at low rpm.
Quattro all - wheel drive allows the transfer of 100 per cent of
available torque front or rear within a few milliseconds and, by virtue of a bespoke version of Audi's Drive select system (the dial to change it is Ferrari - style on the steering wheel), there are now dry, wet and snow modes for the ultimate in tuneability.
My tester was further enhanced with optional 19 - inch Cayman S wheels ($ 1,580) that — in concert with the PASM suspension, mid-engine layout,
newly available torque vectoring ($ 1,320), and new, quicker electromechanical steering borrowed from the 911 Turbo — helped deliver a sporting - car experience you'd be hard - pressed to top anywhere.
A typical, high - revving Honda mill, the 2.4 - liter's maximum rated at 201 - horsepower comes at a lofty 7,000 rpm, but the full 170 pound - feet of
available torque comes on at a more reasonable 4,400 rpm.
Taking advantage of the additional, instant and
continuously available torque from the electric motor, the Optima Hybrid uses 10 per cent less fuel on the combined cycle, 28 per cent less on the urban cycle and produces 21 per cent less CO2 than the 1.7 - litre diesel Optima automatic.
When properly equipped, the HD lineup provides best - in - class available 445 horsepower, an exceptional
max available torque rating of 910 lb - ft, and a max available tow rating of 23,300 lbs.
Under ideal conditions, a Haldex center differential sends the
full available torque to the front wheels for more efficient cruising.
Features include a selectable eco mode, activated with a dashboard switch, which
reduces available torque to improve fuel economy.
The two new automatic transmissions — the CVT for the 1.5 - liter engine and new 10AT for the 2.0 - liter engine — take greater advantage of
available torque while maximizing quietness and efficiency during highway cruising.
Using the electric motor as the transmission, like an all - electric car, the motor's instantly
available torque accelerates the Hybrid rapidly from a standstill.
With its legendary grip and
available torque vectoring technology, quattro ® significantly enhances handling and cornering performance in dry - weather conditions as well.2 quattro ® availability quattro ® all - wheel drive is available on most Audi models and comes standard on select models and configurations.
Shifting smoothly — even with the engine delivering
maximum available torque — the transmission is highly adaptive and changes up automatically at redline without waiting for the driver to select a new gear using the shift paddles.
All 2016 Mustangs feature a rear - wheel - drive power train configuration
with available torque and traction balanced and optimized by a standard rear limited - slip differential and a new rear independent suspension.
Further, to maximize efficiency, the system can direct
more available torque to the rear wheels during steady - state highway cruising for reduced drivetrain frictional losses and noise.
At $ 4,700, the diesel engine is an expensive option, but it's offset by excellent fuel economy and
readily available torque.
Up to 70 % of drive torque can be diverted to the rear axle, and up to 100 % of
available torque at the rear axle can be sent to each rear wheel, the automaker says.
The system achieves more than 80 percent cooling efficiency with less than 2 psi (12 kPa) flow restriction at peak power, contributing to the engine's
available torque production at low rpm.
So here are a few things you ought to know about the Tesla: With the equivalent of 248 hp and 211 lb - ft of
instantly available torque, the car we tested surged to 60 mph in 4.7 seconds — in damp conditions.
The new all - wheel - drive unit uses an electronically controlled twin - clutch system fitted to the rear axle, which can divert up to 70 percent
of available torque to the rear wheels.
Both can send 100 perfect of
available torque to any one wheel thanks to intelligent 4 × 4 logic built into the Compass's ECU.
Utilizing a center differential with a multi-plate clutch, it normally sends
all available torque to the rear wheels, but can deliver up to 38 percent to the fronts when the system deems it necessary.
Up to 50 percent of the engine's
available torque can be sent to the rear wheels.
When selected, the GKN 4WD system sends a large proportion of
the available torque to the outside rear wheel to induce a slide.
The Audi Sport rear diff further augments the RS 5's handling prowess by constantly measuring and delivering up to
all available torque to whichever rear wheel needs it most.
Our active, on - demand system can send up to 100 percent of
the available torque to the rear axle.
Mistakes begin to creep in, apexes and braking points are fractionally missed, shift decisions are made that don't maximise
the available torque.
Even in base trim, the ZDX hugs the road and is blessed with Acura's trademarked SH - AWD (Super Handling All - Wheel Drive), which sends varying amounts of torque not only from front to rear but can send 100 percent of
available torque to the left or right wheels.
Available torque vectoring works by braking the inside wheel (s) in corners, proactively transferring torque to the outside wheels — which helps turn the car and improve handling performance.
As one tire begins to slip (lose grip),
available torque is automatically transferred to the tire with better grip to provide improved traction
The coupling transfers up to forty percent of
available torque to the rear wheels under full - throttle acceleration, and this is reduced to twenty five percent over 40 miles per hour.