Sentences with phrase «of quattro drive»

The h - tron has two electric motors on the front and rear axles, «a new evolutionary level of quattro drive,» says Audi.

The heart of the quattro drive system is an electronically controlled and hydraulically actuated multi-plate clutch.

The rear axle of the Quattro drive now receives a rich portion of the torque and makes a powerful impact into the corners.

The intelligence of quattro drive — in other words, the software that determines precisely the possible torque distribution between the front and rear axles — is a completely new development especially for the TT.

Determining driving conditions and driver type precisely allows for efficiency - optimized all - wheel - drive control — which can even result in the temporary shutdown of the quattro drive system.

Not exact matches

When Piëch resurfaced in 1972 at Audi, by then owned by VW, he dragged it upmarket almost single - handedly with a series of engineering innovations, such as the four - wheel drive system for the Quattro.

The poster the Conservative leader sitting on the bonnet of an Audi Quattro like that driven by politically - incorrect TV detective Gene Hunt in the BBC1 series Ashes To Ashes, next to the slogan: «Don't let him take Britain back to the 1980s.»

It uses three electric motors, with one at the front axle and two at the rear, for a kind of electro - Quattro all - wheel drive.

The «Ur - Quattro» signaled the start of Audi's all - wheel - drive dominance, spurred on by the super-potent turbo - fiver under the front hood.

It is paired with a seven - speed S tronic transmission and, naturally, Quattro all - wheel drive — but this is an enhanced version that can send as much as 85 percent of the torque to the rear wheels (the default torque split is 40/60 front / rear).

Audi Q5 Audi's Quattro all - wheel drive is based on a torque - sensing center differential, with the bias controlled by two sets of planetary gears and several friction discs.

Even with all four - wheels driving the A3 never exhibits any of the rearward bias that's now creeping into Audi's quattro line - up.

That car used the first iteration of Audi's Quattro all - wheel - drive system and housed a 160 - hp turbo five - cylinder under its long hood.

Combined with the unimpeachable traction of the Quattro four - wheel - drive system that torque output gives the S1 serious point - to - point pace.

The new Allroad features Quattro Ultra, which drives the front wheels alone most of the time and only brings in the rears as needed.

Transferring that power to all four of the S4's wheels via Audi's quattro all - wheel drive is a standard eight - speed automatic transmission, with neither a manual nor a dual - clutch automatic on offer.

The 3.2 FSI Quattro automatic is the priciest, most potent, and most sophisticated version of the new model range at launch — especially when it is fitted, as was our test car, with high - tech options such as Drive Select, dynamic steering, switchable dampers, lane assist (departure warning), side assist (rearview blind spot detection), adaptive cruise control, adaptive headlights (swiveling xenons), and eighteen - inch wheels shod with 245 / 40 YR -18 Michelin Pilot Sport tires.

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The combination of the quattro four - wheel drive, launch control and slick seven - speed gearbox meant one a streaming wet day we recorded a jaw - dropping 0 - 60mph time 3.7 seconds.

Out of tighter turns you can work the quattro drivetrain to your advantage and get on the power sooner than you think and drive out of a corner with more throttle much earlier, with the front tyres guiding you out as the rears take all the torque they can and a little bit more while you add some counter steer.

Front - wheel drive is standard in the lower echelons of the A4 range, with Quattro all - wheel drive available from the 175bhp 2.0 TDI onwards.

The chassis retains the sense of lightness and immediacy that made the first R8 such a pleasure to drive and the Quattro four - wheel drive system finds massive traction without ever making the car feel leaden or lifeless.

Hot on the heels of Volkswagen's plug - in hybrid Tiguan concept, subsidiary Audi has revealed its own take on the future of all - wheel drive motoring with the H - Tron Quattro Concept, revealed at the Detroit auto show.

For one thing, though Quattro GmbH was its in - house equivalent of BMW's M and Mercedes» AMG divisions, most consumers identify «Quattro» with the company's ubiquitous all - wheel - drive technology.

Transmitted to the road via the quattro four - wheel - drive system, the RS6 can surge from 0 to 62mph in 3.7 seconds and reach a limited top speed of 155mph.

In fact, it's not even offered on the front - drive base model, but rather exclusively on A4s equipped with quattro — regardless of trim.

Quattro all - wheel drive has a 40/60 torque split (front / rear), giving the car more of a sporty rear - wheel - drive feel

Under the Hood Three engines are offered, and all of them team with an eight - speed automatic transmission and drive all four wheels through Audi's Quattro all - wheel - drive system.

Engines will also likely mirror the VW, although we expect the wider adoption of VW's new 1.5 - litre «EVO» turbocharged four - cylinder engine, while a future S1 model should pick up a 2 - litre turbocharged four - cylinder paired to a quattro all - wheel - drive system.

Yes, Audi RS models have Quattro for ultimate all - weather traction, and rear - wheel - drive Mercedes - Benz AMGs have even more power paired with a very high - strung temperament, but in terms of overall balance and ability, the BMW is both underdog and overachiever.

The six - speed manual «box is welcome, as is the traction of quattro all - wheel drive.

For the larger of the two cars, we are shortlisting the new 5 touring which I drove recently and is a great car and waiting for the incoming new A6 Avant Quattro, these should be the pinnacle of the mid / large estate options.

A gallery of new and old, here the McLaren 720S cemented its place as a truly great supercar alongside a daring night shoot with an Audi R8 LMX, pitch a Nissan GT - R and Audi Quattro against each other on Welsh mountain roads and drive the original «Hakosuka» GT - R.

Drive is sent to all four wheels, of course, but this new RS uses a quattro four - wheel drive system that can send 100 per cent of torque to either axle — although it'll only do so in extreme circumstaDrive is sent to all four wheels, of course, but this new RS uses a quattro four - wheel drive system that can send 100 per cent of torque to either axle — although it'll only do so in extreme circumstadrive system that can send 100 per cent of torque to either axle — although it'll only do so in extreme circumstances.

With either powertrain, output is expected to reach 400 hp, and Quattro all - wheel drive will be included, of course.

This car drives excellent in the snow because of its Quattro transmission system, very economic due to its 2.0 turbo engine.

It seats five and comes with standard Quattro all - wheel drive and a choice of a turbo 2.0 - liter four - cylinder or a new supercharged 3.0 - liter V - 6.

Audi of America outfitted our tester with Pirelli Sotto Zero winter tires, which made me wish for a snowstorm, because the combination of Quattro all - wheel drive and highest - quality performance winter rubber would make the A5 an invincible winter machine.

A rear - wheel drive special edition like the LP550 - 2 Balboni version of the R8's cousin, the Lamborghini Gallardo, is unlikely due to Audi's four - wheel - drive Quattro heritage.

Performance is very strong indeed but it doesn't come at the expense of traction, since the S1 uses Quattro all - wheel drive, like all of Audi's S models.

Expect a whole range of gas and diesel four - cylinder engines for Europe, with the U.S. most likely to get a version powered by either a 1.8 - liter or 2.0 - liter gasoline turbo - four routed through Quattro all - wheel drive.

Ensuring Audi's Quattro models no longer have the niche to themselves, BMW - much like Mercedes - now offers the possibility of extra traction with that 5 - door only xDrive, all - wheel drive setup.

We gathered three all - wheel - drive ragtops — one of the first 2013 Bentley Continental GTCs, an equally fresh 2012 BMW 650i xDrive convertible, and a gracefully aging 2012 Audi A5 Quattro cabriolet — so we could drive them four hours north (yes, north) of Ann Arbor to Montmorency County, Michigan, site of Rally America's popular season - opening Sno * Drift race.

Both engines are paired to Audi's seven - speed dual - clutch S tronic gearbox, sending power to a revised quattro all - wheel - drive system.The new system can send 100 percent of the power to the front or the rear wheels if need be, although the default function is a rear - wheel - drive mode.

All U.S. - spec A5s feature Quattro all - wheel drive, so they're particularly good in bad weather situations, making them excellent choices in much of the United States, not to mention northern Europe.

Quattro all - wheel drive, of course, is standard.

That SUV will be based on the E-tron Quattro concept of 2015 and will feature an electric drive system similar to that of the E-tron Sportback.

Quattro all - wheel drive is of course standard on the mid-engine R8, which can be a little more playful than the Porsche.

I would recommend the Quattro instead of the FWD as you can tell a difference in the drive.

Audi and its Quattro all - wheel - drive systems go together like peanut butter and strawberry jelly, but when the brand decided to go racing in the SCCA Speedvision World Challenge GT series at the turn of the millennium, it chose the very non-Audi rear - wheel - drive configuration.