In
most normal driving conditions though the Sonata is very capable although base trim models make do with a somewhat lackluster engine.
Not exact matches
Most other electronic AWD systems are similar, but HTRAC pushes the proportions to extremes:
normal driving will give a 60 percent bias to the rear wheels, but economic highway cruising will send up to 100 percent of the power to the rear, while slippery
conditions can move up to 90 percent of the power to the front.
In
normal conditions,
driving torque is always transmitted to the rear wheels, and
most of the time to all four wheels.
Like in
most economy - minded all - wheel
drive systems, the Fusion Sport's setup sends power only to the front wheels under
normal driving conditions.
There's no rear - wheel
drive option, but the powertrain is rear - biased so the back axle receives
most of the power in
normal driving conditions.
It has a low - travel design for
normal driving conditions and a high - travel suspension to overcome the
most aggressive obstacles and terrain.
There are various «Integrated Dynamic System»
driving modes — Econ,
Normal, Sport and Sport + — that adjust the performance of the transmission, steering, throttle response and all - wheel
drive system, but I struggled to really feel much difference between the modes under
most conditions.
The result is a well - balanced feel to the car and even the all - wheel
drive system sends
most of the power to the rear wheels in
normal conditions.
Much like the permanent all - wheel -
drive system, it can send
most of the engine's torque to the rear wheels if necessary, but in
normal operating
conditions, it gives the E-Pace a rear - wheel bias for more of a sports - car feel.
Biased 60 percent to the rear during
normal driving conditions, if one of the wheels starts to lose grip, the differential directs torque to the axle with the
most traction.
Most all - wheel
drive cars
drive under
normal conditions with a bias toward the front or rear wheels, sometimes as much as 100 percent.