Sentences with phrase «cent of the drive power»

While, when driving smoothly in a straight line, the front - to - rear power split is 40:60, up to 80 per cent of the drive power goes to the rear axle in a bend, ensuring spontaneous steering behaviour precisely following the actual radius and course of the bend.

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Drive is still sent to all four wheels via a seven - speed S tronic dual - clutch transmission, though the latest setup can now send up to 100 per cent of the car's power to the rear wheels alone, in certain situations, with a torque vectoring effect through the multi-plate clutch on the rear axle to also divert power to the wheels with the greatest grip.

Environmentally speaking, the Model S is classed as a zero - emissions vehicle, but as most of the UK's domestic electricity is generated by fossil fuel - burning power stations (as of 2014, about 30 per cent gas and 29 per cent coal), every mile you drive still has a CO2 consequence.

Powered by a choice of two 2.0 diesel engines or the most powerful 1.8 t petrol, the Scout's four - wheel drive system makes use of Haldex - 5 electronically - controlled multi-plate clutch technology, to increase traction by 25 per cent compared with the standard front driven Octavia.

4MOTION four - wheel drive is standard fit; in normal driving, 90 per cent of power goes to the front wheels, but should conditions require, nearly all of it can be sent to the back by a Haldex clutch taking up torque at the rear axle.

In normal driving 60 per cent of the engine's power and torque is sent to the rear axle, with up to 85 per cent able to be sent to the rear or 70 per cent to the front axle in extreme conditions.

The six - speed automatic drives all four wheels; under normal driving conditions it powers the front wheels, but can send up to 50 per cent of the drive rearward should the need arise.

The power is relayed to the road through a new eight - speed automatic transmission and Audi's quattro all - wheel drive system, which sends 40 per cent of the drive to the front wheels and 60 per cent to the rear.

The sophisticated all - wheel drive system has been designed to direct 70 per cent of the power to the rear wheels, which helps preserve the handling dynamics favoured by the majority of enthusiast drivers.

The all - wheel - drive system sends 40 per cent of the power to the front wheels and 60 per cent to the rear.

The quattro all - wheel drive system sends 85 per cent of the car's power to the rear wheels under normal driving conditions.

In normal driving situations ALL4 diverts up to 50 per cent of the engine's power to the rear wheels, rising to as much as 100 per cent in extreme conditions, such as on ice and snow - covered surfaces.

In normal driving conditions, the All4 will send up to 50 per cent of power to the rear wheels, but in extreme situations the power distribution can be as much as 100 per cent.

The Cup model driven here ($ 32,490) sits at the middle of the line - up with 15 per cent stiffer springs and dampers, one down from the Trophy ($ 38,990) which gets an Akrapovic exhaust and higher tune of power from the same engine.

To you and I, it's a trick four - wheel drive system that can send up to 70 per cent of the power to the rear axle and split it between the rear tyres as required.

No amount of all - wheel drive trickery (in Track Mode 70 per cent of power is shoved rearwards) should be able to stop a high - riding, 2433 kg monster like this from wanting to push on into understeer like a Range Rover Sport SVR does, but there's a sophistication to the way the Trackhawk moves around under you.

Capable of churning out a peak 255 bhp along with a maximum of 632Nm of torque, this power - packed oil - burner gets mated to a reworked 4MATIC AWD system and a 7 - speed G - Tronic automatic transmission gearbox to deliver a fuel - economy that is 20 per cent higher (in the European driving cycle) than that offered by its preceding models.

An aptly named «drift» function allows up to 70 per cent of power to be sent to the rear wheels, with as much as 100 per cent of that driving torque sent to one individual wheel.

Audi says the system is retuned to send a greater share of power to the rear axle more of the time — between 50 and 100 per cent of drive can now be channelled directly to the back wheels.

The amount of power fed to the rear wheels is infinitely variable between one and 100 per cent, depending upon the driving conditions.

Normally the car's Q4 four - wheel drive system directs all of its power to the rear axle, which is to say the correct one, but to maintain stability and traction it can send up to 50 per cent to the front wheels.

At the limits of the motor speed range, the power and torque of the enhanced drive system represent an improvement of up to 40 per cent over the BMW i3.

The fully variable set - up, which is capable of apportioning up to 100 per cent of drive to the back wheels, has been developed to provide a distinctive rear - wheel drive bias in a move Moers hints will see the new E63 continue to offer power oversteer traits despite the move to four - wheel drive across the model range.

Power is delivered to the quattro all - wheel - drive system via a seven - speed dual - clutch transmission, while variable torque distribution means that up to 100 per cent of the torque can be sent to one axle if the driving situation depends on it.

Dynamic Bentley driving experience - ZF 6HP28 transmission with «Quickshift» system that cuts shift times by 50 per cent and enables double downshifts - New 40:60 rear - biased torque split for the all - wheel drive system reduces understeer when powering out of bends and provides for better modulation of line and attitude by «throttle steering» - Increased front and rear track improves grip and stability - Advanced ESC system fully exploits the potential of the more powerful W12 engine and improved chassis - 20» and (optional) 21» wheels

The four - wheel drive system is controlled electronically and can send 70 per cent of the power to the rear wheels.

In normal driving situations ALL4 diverts 50 per cent of the engine's power to the rear wheels, rising to as much as 100 per cent under extreme circumstances.

The LP 610 - 4's electronically - controlled four - wheel - drive system sends 70 per cent of the power to the rear in normal operation, but can divert up to 100 per cent to the rear if it senses slip at the front.

The Clean Energy Council warned that a so - called «real» 20 per cent target would be a broken promise that would lead to the decimation of the renewable energy industry and drive up power prices for consumers.

The plug - in hybrid's fuel - cost savings over traditional gasoline - powered vehicles would save these 4 million consumers approximately $ 4.2 billion a year at today's average gasoline price of $ 3 per gallon when compared to 15 cents per kilowatt - hour of electricity for 14,400 miles driven annually.