Sentences with phrase «quattro all»

A bit of trail braking helps counter the inherent understeer, but to work the 40/60 torque split in the quattro system to your advantage you really have to ease the nose into a corner quite gingerly, hook it up and then use all the power after the apex.

The 2.0 T is available with three different transmissions and front - or all - wheel drive, but is ideally mated with the six - speed stick and Quattro.

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.

Quattro all - wheel drive will be standard.

Quattro transmission with a rearward torque bias, adaptive air suspension, skin panels mainly in aluminium — all this is shared with the S7.

The new theme is all about highlighting Quattro.

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.

With all that horsepower running through the front wheels, an internal Nissan test found that the 2016 Nissan Maxima SR was slightly quicker around Buttonwillow Raceway than a BMW 328i, an Acura TLX, and an Audi A4 2.0 T Quattro.

Powering the plug - in A8 L e-tron quattro (presumably, given the name, it will only be available in long - wheelbase form) will be the same supercharged 3.0 - liter V - 6 as above, but now mated to an electric motor and a lithium - ion battery.

The base front - wheel - drive 2017 Audi A4 Premium starts at $ 38,250 including destination, although the Quattro all - wheel - drive version that starts at $ 40,350 will be the one you'll find in most driveways.

Quattro all - wheel drive is now standard, as is four - wheel steering.

Audi's torque - vectoring Quattro Sport Differential will be available as an option.

Like the A4, the 2015 A5 Coupe and Cabriolet models gain new standard equipment to accompany the $ 1000 price increase for the base model Coupe; the Convertible's base price increases $ 3100 because the front - wheel - drive, CVT - equipped cabriolet model goes away, leaving only the 2.0 T Quattro Tiptronic Cabriolet.

Power comes from Audi's 310 - horsepower, 3.0 - liter supercharged V - 6, which is in turn paired with both an eight - speed automatic transmission sourced from ZF, along with the company's ubiquitous Quattro all - wheel - drive system.

The A4 Allroad is the first production car we've driven that uses Audi's quattro with ultra technology.

Just as the A3 and CLA offer, respectively, Quattro and 4Matic all - wheel - drive options, expect the BMW 1 - Series to come with xDrive all - wheel - drive capability.

The Quattro all - wheel - drive system live up to its legend, very smooth on bad road and bad weather.

4.2 liter chain driven v8 (350 hp) 6 speed trans couple to Audi's Quattro system.

As with its coupe sibling, Quattro all - wheel drive and a seven - speed dual - clutch S - tronic gearbox are standard fit.

Routing all the power to all four wheels is the RS - tuned Quattro system.

At higher speeds, reaching the edge of adhesion results in understeer — at lower velocities the combination of the engine's urge and the quattro system's rear - biased torque split means it can be persuaded into brief bursts of power oversteer; although this isn't a state the car shows any enthusiasm for.

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.

The old S4 was no other car then a A4 V6 Quattro with sportsuspension, stronger engine, and sportdiff..

The wide C - pillar and box - arch style bulges above the wheels are evocative of the original Ur - quattro from the 1980s.

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.

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.

On the second night of my stay, Winkelmann, who is reportedly stepping down as Lamborghini CEO to assume a position at Audi's Quattro division, presided during dinner at the world's largest Nobu, located on a man - made spit extending into Doha Bay.

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.

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 1986 BMW 325i Juma Group N Competition Coupe rubs shoulders with a 1989 Audi V8 Quattro Belga Procar Competition Saloon — both with plenty of racing history.

The S4 is fastidiously neutral and stable at all times, a credit to the new five - link front suspension as well as the Quattro all - wheel drive system and its 40:60 front / rear split.

The A3 was face - lifted for 2009, when the turbocharged four - cylinder became available with Quattro all - wheel drive.

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.

We tested the DSG equipped quattro, four - wheel drive version.

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

car that will hold its own and more with its near 300 hp and Quattro drive train.

Standard Equipment: 2.5 - liter, turbocharged I - 5 engine 6 - speed manual transmission w / hill - hold clutch Quattro all - wheel - drive system 19 - inch 5 - arm - rotor - design wheels w / summer performance tires 4 - wheel vented disc brakes, 370 mm front / 310 mm rear, w / gloss black calipers Air - conditioning w / automatic climate control Power windows Power door locks w / remote Power driver's seat Sport seats Silk Nappa leather upholstery Xenon headlights w / LED daytime running lights 140 - watt, 9 - speaker audio system Steering - wheel - mounted audio controls Tilt & telescoping steering column Body - color, heated power mirrors w / turn signals Cruise control

Quattro all - wheel drive offers typical all - weather grip and traction.

The Audi RS3 Sportback doesn't look wildly different than the standard A3, but does present a more aggressive face thanks to its lower front fascia with large air inlets and the Quattro badging typical of audi RS models.

The new RS5 certainly looks the part, thanks to muscular styling that's said to be influenced by the firm's monstrous 90 quattro IMSA GTO race car, which dominated American sportscar racing in late eighties.

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

While we'd like to have seen such technology in a more dynamic vehicle than yet another SUV, the H - Tron Quattro is similarly brisk to the VW concept revealed earlier today.

To try to more easily recuperate the costs this time around, expect quattro to be available on a wider range of A1 and S1 models, maybe even leading up to a RS1 at some point in the future.

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 circumstances.

The Q5 gains a 2.0 T model with a turbocharged 2.0 - liter four - cylinder engine teamed with an eight - speed Tiptronic automatic transmission and Quattro all - wheel drive.

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.

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.

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

I have a TT MK3, 2.0 Quattro S - tronic.

Audi A4 B7 2.0 T Quattro.