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Numerically higher gearing would quicken acceleration, increase torque at the rear wheels, and create more opportunities for using the ideally placed paddle shifters behind the steering wheel.

With 747 hp and 611 lb - ft of torque at the rear wheels, the Super Snake's test results are in line with Shelby's claims, considering a 12 - percent drivetrain loss.

The Rotsun is powered by a Chevrolet 4.3 - liter V - 6 force fed via a turbocharger from a Ford Powerstroke turbodiesel V - 8 making 320 hp and 420 lb - ft of torque at the rear wheels.

Strap the Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat HPE850 to the dyno, and the supercharged monster will put down 741 hp and 652 lb - ft of torque at the rear wheels.

Up to 70 % of drive torque can be diverted to the rear axle, and up to 100 % of available torque at the rear axle can be sent to each rear wheel, the automaker says.

4MOTION four - wheel drive is standard fit; in normal driving, 90 per cent of power goes to the front wheels, but should conditions require, nearly all of it can be sent to the back by a Haldex clutch taking up torque at the rear axle.

Torque at the rear wheels.

When in 4WD Lock mode, torque at the rear wheels is reduced by a smaller degree through corners than with 4WD Auto mode.

A 2013 dyno test carried out by Paul's High Performance showed 596 peak horsepower and 592 lb - ft of torque at the rear wheels running 16 psi of boost.

With such short wheelbase, motorcycles can generate enough torque at the rear wheel, and enough stopping force at the front wheel, to lift the opposite wheel off the road.

Up to 100 percent of available torque at the rear axle can be sent to each rear wheel.

The contact pressure at the clutch plates rises in proportion to the desired torque at the rear axle.

An additional pressure regulating valve limits the drive torque at the rear axle to 750 N · m. Up to 1000 N · m are possible on the AMG version.

The base dyno run reveals the car makes 587 horsepower and 611 pound - feet of torque at the rear wheels.

Once the system is in place and the ECU is tuned, the Stingray puts out an estimated 708 bhp which translates to about 610 horsepower and 557 lbs - ft of torque at the rear wheels.

As far as we're concerned, a more torque at the rear wheels of the Aventador S is a very good thing and should result in more lively dynamics.

This dynamically oriented driving mode applies appropriate control strategies for later ESP ® intervention and increased drive torque at the rear axle.

On the shop's dyno, the ZL1 puts down a healthy 567 horsepower and 570 lb - ft of torque at the rear wheels.

Not exact matches

Personally, the highly capable torque - vectoring all - wheel - drive system gave me all the grip I needed when I needed it, while at the same time piping the power to the rear wheels often enough that I didn't want for more grunt.

With so much torque, available at just 2,000 rpm, the 2016 Chevrolet Colorado Duramax diesel has a maximum trailering capacity of 7,700 pounds on rear - wheel - drive models and 7,600 pounds for four - wheel - drive models.

At the heart of the CTR is a Porsche - sourced, rear - mounted, dry - sump 3.6 - liter twin - turbo flat - six that spits out an eye - watering 700 hp and a tarmac - folding 649 lb - ft of torque.

At the same time the rear axle is more planted and with that boost in torque the CS will bound eagerly out of corners.

What one doesn't notice at relatively low speeds are the E-tron's 70 percent rear - biased torque split, its 42/58 percent front / rear weight distribution, the torque vectoring that combats excessive understeer and oversteer, or the qualities of the suspension, which uses control arms in the front and rear.

Split into three separate units on the rear axle, each of the electric motors produce maximum torque at 0 rpm.

Equipped with two electric motors, one at the front wheels and one driving the rear, the vehicle should deliver around 400 hp and 516 lb - ft of torque like the concept.

Quattro all - wheel drive splits the torque between the axles unevenly at 40/60 percent front to rear, but if need be, up to 90 percent can be directed to the front wheels.

The P85D's rear motor is rated at 470 hp and 443 lb - ft of torque, and its front motor puts out 221 hpand 224 lb - ft of torque.

Straddling the rear axle, the two motors are rated at a combined 402 hp and 981 lb - ft of torque.

It's available with all - wheel drive, and for the first time with proper torque vectoring at the rear axle.

Those long gears help keep the Viper's 345 - section rear tyres hooked - up even when you hit full power in second, and such is the V10's urgency and the sheer volume of its voice as it climbs up the rev - range that you naturally find yourself shifting up at around 3500rpm, well short of the 525 lb ft torque peak at 4200rpm.

The more - comparable 330i starts at $ 41,245 and offers 248 hp along with 258 lb - ft of torque, but its rear - drive - only as well.

The all - wheel drive takeoff is from a clutch pack in a transfer case at the back of the gearbox and although the car is rear - drive in most circumstances, in default all - wheel drive mode, torque can be sent to the front pre-emptively when the car thinks the extra traction will help, or in response to rear slip.

If you have a diff splitting the power front / rear and different diff (gear) ratios ether end then you'll have more torque at the end with the lower diff ratio, more torque means more power is delivered to that site.

Both the rear - wheel - steer and the torque vectoring system were helpful, but the chassis was at the mercy of the standard all - season tires, screeching and understeering their way through the route.

That transfer case behind the M5's gearbox contains an electronically controlled clutch with a propshaft running to the Active M Diff at the rear, from which new carbon fibre clutch plates can distribute torque from 0 - 100 % left to right.

Linked to a six - speed manual gearbox and driving the rear wheels, the four - cylinder unit produces 237bhp at 8500rpm and 152 lb ft torque at 6300rpm, enabling the 635 kg AeroSeven Concept to complete 0 - 60 in under four seconds.

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 foAt 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 foat 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.

The powertrain uses a turbocharged V - 6 gasoline engine with 295 hp and 369 lb - ft of torque, a 54 - hp motor at the front wheels, and a 114 - hp motor at the rear wheels.

This means the Ridgeline can add torque to the outside rear wheel in cornering to enhance rotation or to the inside rear wheel when changing lanes at freeway speeds to reduce yaw and enhance stability.

(Volkswagen's 4Motion all - wheel drive normally operates in front - wheel - drive mode until the system detects slip, at which point the differential can send 100 percent of available engine torque to the rear axle.)

One spin in the ATS coupe, diving eagerly into corners and enjoying the generous 295 lb - ft of torque to the rear, should be enough to lure people away from the German brands.

While the rear - drive coupe doesn't have the punch of the Focus — it gives up a mammoth 119 lb - ft of torque to the Ford — it feels far more at home, especially on extended runs.

Oversteer is available for order in either car, although the ZL1, with narrower tires at the rear and big torque on tap, is a bit more agreeable to sliding its rear end around at will.

Volvo also uses a rudimentary torque - vectoring system at the rear axle to send more torque to the outside wheel in corners.

The entry - level power unit is naturally aspirated and displaces 999cc, developing 70bhp and putting 67 lb ft of torque through the rear wheels, while a 898cc turbocharged three - pot is also available, with 89bhp and 100 lb ft at its disposal.

We drove the «All 4» version which, like its Countryman sister, uses a part - time four - wheel drive system to redistribute torque to the rear axle when slip is detected at the front.

To achieve a near perfect weight distribution, the gearbox was mounted at the rear and connected to the engine via a rigid torque tube.

This Goldilocks GT slots between the GT S and GT R with 550 hp and 502 lb - ft of torque, a wider rear track, wider rear tires, a 0.1 - second quicker 0 - 60 mph time (3.6 seconds), 4 mph - higher top speed (197 mph), and, at launch, a special Edition 50 model that celebrates AMG's 50th birthday.

If you need extra grip, LOCK mode fixes torque at the optimum front - rear ratio for confident 4x4 handling in snow, sand and rough terrain.

WHEN 2012 THE HARDWARE»S ALL THERE The RS5 sounds like a sweet machine: All - wheel drive, a torque - vectoring rear diff, a seven - speed dual - clutch Automatic, and a screaming 4.2 - liter V - 8 that hits its 444 - hp peak at 8250 rpm.