Once you get going, the Quattro
system sends power to the wheels that have the best traction.
Audi's patented Quattro all - wheel drive
system sends power to the wheels that need it most, providing the grip the R8 needs to make you a track superstar.
Not exact matches
The 3.0 - liter turbocharged Volvo straight - six is tweaked
to 345 hp, while a reprogrammed all -
wheel - drive
system that can
send more
power to the rear
wheels.
Distribution duties remain assigned
to a nine - speed automatic, which is mated
to Benz's 4MATIC all -
wheel drive
system in the coupe, but
sends power only
to the rear
wheels in the convertible.
Additionally, the M550i xDrive, as the name implies, comes standard with BMW's xDrive intelligent all -
wheel drive
system that uses torque vectoring
to determine exactly where
power is
sent — and can
send it independently
to any
wheel it chooses.
Combined, the two
power sources develop 375bhp and up
to 516 lb ft of
system torque in full kickdown mode, all
sent through a 4Motion all -
wheel drive setup.
When the surface became deep, loose sand, its part - time all -
wheel - drive
system seamlessly
sent power to the rear axle
to keep things moving.
The Q50's fast - acting AWD
system defaults
to 100 percent rear -
wheel drive when the road is dry, but it will
send as much as 50 percent of available
power to the front
wheels when its sensor array detects any loss of traction at the rear.
The «Ralliart» part means that we're talking about the quick version: a low - compression (9.0:1), high - boost (17.9 psi), 237 - hp turbo four - cylinder resides under the hood, and it
sends its
power to the computer - controlled all -
wheel - drive
system used on the previous - generation Lancer Evolution.
The next M5 is also expected
to be the first all -
wheel - drive sedan for BMW's performance division, but the
system will likely be modified similar
to its key rival, the Mercedes - AMG E63 S, which has a drift mode and can
send all of its
power exclusively
to the rear
wheels when the right mode is selected.
With
power sent to all four
wheels via BMW's xDrive
system, the BMW X5 eDrive Concept can sprint
to 62 mph in under 7.0 seconds.
With
power sent through a nine - speed automatic transmission
to Land Rover's four -
wheel - drive
system, the convertible can reach 60 mph in 7.8 seconds and continues
to a top speed of 112 mph.
The Rogue's standard all -
wheel - drive
system sends power to all four tracks.
The front tires slip going uphill, and traction control cuts in and out as the all -
wheel - drive
systems sorts out where
to send power.
The Haldex
system is an active one, so it consistently
sends power to the rear
wheels instead of reactively when traction is lost.
When you want
to play, the long, column - mounted shift paddles take full command of the 8 - speed automatic transmission that
sends power through a lively, rear - biased all -
wheel - drive
system.
And despite the four -
wheel drive
system being technically capable of
sending all torque
to the rear axle, you'll never actually feel it do so when
powering away from a bend.
Despite appearances,
power is
sent to the front
wheels alone (no 3008 is four -
wheel drive), though Peugeot's intelligent «Grip Control» traction
system should make it effective even on snow and ice.
The engine is mated
to a 9 - speed automatic transmission new
to the 2019 Envision that
sends power to all four
wheels via a variant of the twin - clutch all -
wheel - drive
system found in the Buick Regal GS and TourX.
In Sport mode, Kia's all -
wheel - drive
system sends up
to 80 percent of available
power to the rear
wheels.
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.
That engine is again mated
to a seven - speed dual - clutch automatic transmission, which in turn
sends its
power to all four
wheels by way of a 4Matic all -
wheel drive
system, which can
send up
to half the engine's output
to the rear
wheels.
A seven - speed twin - clutch automatic handles distribution duty,
sending the necessary amount of
power to each
wheel with the aid of Porsche's optional torque vectoring
system, which helps the crossover rotate through turns.
Unlike the current SH - AWD
system, which would
send power to the front
wheels by way of a driveshaft and a mechanical differential, the NSX's front
wheels will instead be
powered by a pair of electric motors.
It also changes the all -
wheel - drive
system's default torque split
to send 30 percent of the
power to the front.
The balance is predominantly mild understeer even when you select the looser AMG Sport ESP mode, which in theory makes the four -
wheel - drive
system keener
to send power rearwards.
The all -
wheel drive
system is fully switchable, meaning drivers can select between front -
wheel drive, automatic four -
wheel drive (which
sends power rearward in response
to front
wheel slip), or 4 × 4 lock, which keeps a constant 50/50 split.
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.
The 4WD
system sends power to each of the four
wheels while ARB lockers lock the front or rear axle
to force each tire
to spin at the same rate of speed.
Dodge says the Durango SRT's eight - speed automatic, which distributes
power to all four
wheels via a standard all -
wheel drive
system that can
send up
to 70 percent of torque
to the rear
wheels, has been specifically calibrated for the vehicle.
Developed specifically for the Regera is a new «Koenigsegg Direct Drive
system» which can
send power to the rear
wheels without the need for gears or traditional variable transmissions.
That
power is
sent to all four
wheels through Audi's seven - speed dual - clutch automatic transmission and Quattro all -
wheel drive
system.
When «4WD Auto» mode is selected, the Outlander's 4WD
system always
sends some
power to the rear
wheels, automatically increasing the amount under full throttle acceleration.
Predominantly a rear -
wheel - drive setup, the 911's computer - controlled
system can
send up
to forty percent of the engine's
power to the front
wheels — but only when it's needed.
As for «full - time four -
wheel drive
systems,» there essentially isn't a «2WD» mode, meaning the four -
wheel drive
system is active all the time,
sending power to all four
wheels at the same time but with limited - slip capabilities.
It is mated
to a nine - speed automatic
sending power to all four
wheels via Mercedes» 4MATIC permanent all -
wheel - drive
system.
Where the main distinction with four -
wheel drive (4WD) is that the
system tries
to send as much
power to all four
wheels as equally as possible for utmost traction, all -
wheel drive (AWD) is all about varying the amount of
power to each
wheel, either by physically (differentials or transfer cases), or electronically by brake vectoring (where the brakes are used
to slow - down a specific
wheel due
to traction loss).
The available AWD
system monitors
wheel - spin, throttle position and vehicle speed and
sends up
to 50 % of the available
power to the rear
wheels for better traction in adverse conditions.
However, most newer all -
wheel - drive vehicles
send power to a primary axle, either the front for front -
wheel - drive - based all -
wheel - drive
systems (like Subarus and the crossovers previously mentioned), or
to the rear for rear -
wheel - drive - based
systems (like BMW's xDrive or Mercedes - Benz's 4MATIC).
The
system being developed for the A9 e-tron
sends power to all four
wheels via a drive management
system, which uses electronic torque vectoring
to apportion
power between individual rear
wheels depending on grip levels.
The QX30's Intelligent All -
Wheel Drive (AWD) system monitors wheel - spin, throttle position and vehicle speed, to send out up to 50 % of available power to the rear wheels for better trac
Wheel Drive (AWD)
system monitors
wheel - spin, throttle position and vehicle speed, to send out up to 50 % of available power to the rear wheels for better trac
wheel - spin, throttle position and vehicle speed,
to send out up
to 50 % of available
power to the rear
wheels for better traction.
Power is then
sent to all four
wheels via BMW's intelligent all -
wheel drive
system.
The all -
wheel - drive
system, which provides infinitely variable torque distribution front
to rear, generally
sends power rearward entering corners.
It is mated
to a 5 - speed manual transmission or a 4 - speed automatic gearbox (only in Comfort trim), both
sending power to a four -
wheel drive
system.
The powerplant is mated
to a seven - speed DSG transmission that
sends power to all four
wheels through the company's 4Motion all -
wheel drive
system.
The 4 -
wheel Electronic Traction
System (4 - ETS) is an innovation pioneered by Mercedes - Benz that helps
send power to gripping
wheels if other
wheels slip.
Power is
sent through an 8 - speed automatic gearbox
to the
wheels via VW's 4MOTION permanent all -
wheel drive
system with a limited - slip differential.
Power is
sent to the
wheels via 8 - speed Steptronic Sport transmission and distributed between them using the xDrive all -
wheel drive
system.
Power is
sent to the
wheels via the 8 - speed Steptronic Sport automatic transmission and distributed between them through the xDrive all -
wheel drive
system.
Sending the
power to the standard quattro all -
wheel - drive
system is a seven - speed dual - clutch transmission.