The previous Outlander employed a 50:50 full - time four - wheel drive system using a viscous
coupling center differential.
Not exact matches
TLDR: Planetary
center differential with viscous
coupling.
In line with this development philosophy, Mitsubishi developed its first high performance four - wheel drive vehicle in 1987, when it equipped the Galant VR - 4 with «Dynamic Four», which featured a
center differential - type full - time four - wheel drive system (this system incorporated a viscous
coupling unit), a four wheel steering system, four - wheel independent suspension, and a four - wheel ABS (the first total integration of these systems in the world that were highly advanced at the time).
The driver can also allow the viscous
coupling type
center differential to automatically tailor its basic 33:67 F - R torque split to suit different surfaces and conditions.
The Viscous
Coupling (VC) is the drive train component that transmits power from the
center drive shaft to the front
differential, and on to the front wheels.
Celica All - Trac's permanently engaged all - wheel - drive system uses a fluid
coupling instead of a mechanical
center differential to distribute driving power to the front and rear wheels.
The power gets to the four wheels via a short - shifted five - speed manual dumping into a 50/50
center viscous -
coupling differential hooked to an open front diff and a limited - slip rear.
For the 1991 model year, the Impulse RS was introduced with a 160 hp (119 kW) turbocharged engine and all - wheel drive drivetrain which featured rear viscous
differential and
center planetary
differential and viscous
coupling.
The viscous
coupling replaced the typical
center differential used in four - wheel drive applications.
They come in a number of different types, including a locking Torsen or torque - sensing
differential (found on Audi vehicles, the Toyota 4Runner, Toyota Land Cruiser and Lexus GX470), a non-locking
center differential (found on the Chrysler 300C, the Cadillac Escalade, SRX and Toyota Highlander) multiple clutch systems (found on the Acura RL and RDX, Honda Ridgeline and Pilot) and multi-plate clutch
coupling systems (found on the BMW xDrive cars, Honda CR - V and HR - V, Lincoln MKS and MKZ, and Subaru vehicles.
Teamed with a manual transmission as in the Legacy 2.5 GT spec.B, Subaru Symmetrical All - Wheel Drive employs a viscous -
coupling locking
center differential with a normal 50:50 torque split.
The five - speed has a viscous
coupling locking
center differential that can send more torque frontward or rearward.