Sentences with phrase «mechanical front diff»

In contrast, the biggest surprise was the Peugeot, which many testers said was a handful on the road thanks to a big dose of torque steer induced by its giant - killing 200kW 1.6 - litre turbo four, despite its clever torque - sensing mechanical front diff.

Some of the extra goodies you get for your extra $ 3600 include an electro - mechanical front diff, larger wheels and tyres, a bump in power from 162 to 169kW, new - look mufflers, rear spoiler, wing mirrors and front grille.

Not exact matches

There's a motorsport - derived Drexler limited - slip diff operating on the front axle, and unlike its hot hatch rivals, the Astra's is a proper mechanical plate differential, rather than an electronic item.

The Urus» all - wheel drive system utilizes a Torsen center differential, enabling a wide front - to - rear torque split range, and a mechanical rear diff lock for a subtle left - right distribution.

Rather than a mechanical diff, such as the items used by the 208 GTi by Peugeot Sport and the Corsa VXR (with the Performance Package), it's an electronic system that uses the front brakes to mimic a mechanical unit.

In fact, even when provoked — i.e. mashing the throttle when launching into a corner — the Abarth's mechanical limited - slip front diff transfers power to the ground with little drama, wheel slip, or tire smoke.

Controlling the firepower is a mechanical limited - slip diff between the front wheels and a lighter set of Brembo brakes with high performance linings and a 10 per cent increase in area.

As technology evolved, 4MATIC moved with it, morphing from a part - time system to a permanent all - wheel drive setup that utilized a mechanical center differential to transmit power from the transmission to both the front and rear tires while front and rear diffs provided traction to the left and right tires on each axle.

There's a proper, mechanical limited - slip diff between the front wheels.

A mechanical limited - slip diff divides power in back while its front axle is taken from the 911 GT3 Cup car.

VW claims it's the first use of a mechanical slip - controlled differential in a front - drive car, replacing the standard electronically controlled diff, using the brakes to limit torque delivery to one wheel or the other and thus simulating limited slip.

The way it grips up through corners is breath - taking, the quattro system apportioning torque 40:60 front to rear and able to push up to 85 per cent to the rear axle thanks to a mechanical centre diff.

Both cars have slippery front diffs, but the Hyundai's electro - mechanical torque - splitting mechanism has two modes — normal and sport.

Torque is sent through the transmission to a mechanical centre differential [3](commonly abbreviated to «diff») which apportions (distributes) the torque between front and rear driven axles.

VW uses torque vectoring by brakes to mimic the action of a proper mechanical diff, but we found it caused the front - end to push wide, ultimately robbing the Volksy of mid-corner pace.