In the instance of our test car, MX - 5 is mated to a close - ratio six - speed gearbox enriched by a tactile short throw clutch and drive - by - wire
throttle sending power to the rear wheels via a limited slip differential; although a six - speed «Activematic» automatic transmission is available optionally, it is not offered with an LSD.
Not exact matches
It drifts like a
rear -
wheel - drive car that's impossible
to spin: sudden applications of
throttle send the
power directly
to the
rear, helping rotate the car.
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.
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.
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.
The automatic switching between pure electric and hybrid modes is a distraction, but there is tremendous traction when all
power sources are called up, allowing you
to confidently lay the
throttle back at the apex safe in the knowledge that drive is being
sent both
to the front and
rear wheels.
«Snow» limits the engine's
throttle response, slowing the
power sent to the
rear wheels.
Chevrolet employs an intelligent AWD system
to send appropriate
power to the front and
rear axles based on traction,
wheel speed,
throttle input and other factors.