Sentences with phrase «quattro system uses»

The new quattro system uses an electro - mechanically operated multi-plate clutch and rear gear set that combine to eliminate mechanical drag by completely cutting drive to the rear differential, and with it the rear wheels, when the driver only requires front - wheel drive.

The Quattro system uses Audi's Torsen center differential, which pushes engine torque to the rear or front axle depending on which one needs it the most.

Like all A6s it sends power to all four wheels, though unlike the 40 TDI and 55 TFSI, it uses an eight - speed Tiptronic torque converter automatic, and unlike the 55 TFSI, its quattro system uses a self - locking centre differential, rather than a multi-plate decoupling clutch.

Not exact matches

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.

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.

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.

So far this season, Audi has seen better performance (if worse luck), despite making major changes to allow this year's R18 e-tron quattro to run a new lithium - ion battery hybrid system, in place of the flywheel - based kinetic energy hybrid system it used previously.

Power is routed to all four wheels through Audi's standard Quattro all - wheel - drive system using an eight - speed automatic transmission.

The most notable limitations now dictate how much fuel a race car can use per lap, pushing Audi Sport engineers to create a system that reduces the R18 e-tron quattro's fuel consumption by up to 30 percent.

The car uses the 7 - speed S tronic dual clutch transmission and powers all four wheels via Audi's Quattro four wheel drive system.

Power is transferred via a seven - speed S tronic transmission to the Quattro permanent all - wheel - drive system, which uses a centre differential with a high locking rate.

The standard SQ5 uses a 6cyl twin - turbo diesel engine that develops 322bhp and sends that power to all four wheels using Audi's famed quattro four - wheel drive system.

Power is sent to all four wheels using the Quattro All Wheel Drive system via the 7 - speed S Tronic dual - clutch automatic transmission.

Both fours use seven - speed S tronic dual - clutch gearboxes and the fuel - saving quattro ultra all - wheel drive system that only connects the prop shaft when required.

The full - time quattro 4WD system uses a mechanical Torsen centre differential to apportion torque between the front and rear axles.

The S6, along with the 3.0 - litre diesels, uses Audi's quattro four - wheel - drive system, which can be added to 2.0 - litre A6s as an option.

Using its piloted parking system, the Audi e-tron quattro concept accurately positions iteself over the charging plate; the charging process then begins automatically.

The e-tron quattro drive system uses an axial motor for the front and two co-axial, Audi - designed motors in the rear.

The 2.0 T model used a 200 - hp 2.0 - L turbocharged gasoline four cylinder engine, and the 3.2 Quattro employed a 250 - hp 3.2 - L V06 tied to a Haldex all - wheel - drive system and VW's six - speed Direct Shift Gearbox (DSG), an automated transmission with twin computer - controlled clutches.

The six - liter TDI uses significantly less fuel than any competing gasoline engine in the high - performance SUV sector; thanks to efficient combustion and the complex exhaust emission control system, the Audi Q7 V12 TDI quattro already complies with future emissions standards.

Unlike the BMW 1 Series, which is strictly rear - wheel drive or all - wheel drive, the A3 uses a Volkwagen Golf architecture, meaning that it only comes with front - wheel drive or a Haldex - based all - wheel drive system that is traditionaly marketed as quattro.

Based on the info available to date the A1 will use a Haldex quattro system similar to the set up employed in the A3 platform.

Audi says the new R18 e-tron quattro will use up to 30 percent less fuel than the predecessor, thanks to the updated V6 TDI engine and ERS - K Energy Recovery System Kinetic.

The quattro permanent all - wheel drive system uses the self - locking center differential and torque vectoring.

However, I am now more inclined to think the S1 will have a quattro drivetrain after AUSmotive recently learned there are plans to use such a system on the A1 platform.

The 4Motion system is technically the same as the quattro system in the Audi A4 and A6 sedans and wagons, each using the Torsen center differential.

This engine uses the same transmission as the smaller 1.8 - liter, but is paired with Audi's Quattro all - wheel - drive system.

Quattro (meaning four in Italian) is the sub-brand used by the car brand Audi to indicate that all - wheel drive (AWD) technologies or systems are used on specific models of its Audi automobiles.

As with most Audi performance cars, the RS 3 Sportback uses the famous Audi quattro permanent AWD system.

Either Volkswagen's 4Motion or Audi's quattro system could be used, but, again, it depends on which architecture VW goes with.

Regardless of engine, the Q7 uses an eight - speed automatic transmission and Audi's quattro AWD system.

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Nor does Audi's quattro four - wheel - drive system put it at an automatic advantage like it used to — BMW and Mercedes will both sell you a four - wheel drive estate car these days.

The system is a rear - biased version of Audi's quattro system that provides balanced handling, while the A6's construction uses a combination of aluminum panels and high - strength steel to save weight and improve the A6's nimble, responsive feel.

To be marketed under the name quattro ultra, the new system abandons the widely used Torsen torque sensing system, as well as the central differential and rear differential hardware used by Audi in one form or the other since the inception of its original quattro four - wheel drive system back in 1980.

Mechanical developments brought to the latest incarnation of the quattro four - wheel drive system are similar those used on the four - wheel drive versions of Audi's transverse engine models, including the A1, A3, Q3 and TT.

Unlike the process used by the existing Torsen torque sensing quattro system, the only rear - wheel drive components engaged when running in front wheel drive are the bevel gears within the axle and gears within the differential — the latter of which compensate for differences in the speed of rotation of the wheels during cornering.

We already know the S1 will use a quattro all - wheel drive system, but this is the first time we've heard detailed speculation on engine configuration.

In doing so, the new system is able to run in a more efficient state than the Torsen arrangement, which will continue to be used on more powerful Audi models, including upcoming RS models from the German car maker's Quattro division.

This engine is mated to a 7 - speed dual clutch transmission and its power will be sent to all four wheels using Audi's quattro system.

The Q5 quattro hybrid uses an eight - speed Tiptronic transmission in conjunction with the all - wheel - drive system.

Both A7 models include the latest, performance - oriented version of Audi's quattro all - wheel - drive system, which during normal driving sends about 60 percent of engine torque to the rear wheels but can send more to whichever wheels can best use the traction.

Both models offer Front - wheel drive as standard and All - wheel drive as an option, but Mercedes - Benz doesn't offer the quattro system that Audi uses for its all - wheel drive.

Using their e-tron electric motors to provide quattro four - wheel - drive above 120km / h, the 2014 R18 has also featured multiple energy recovery systems.