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of rear - wheel, zero - RPM torque — is the car's ability to receive over-the-air software updates.

The Sweet Pea E100 Electric Scooter also boasts a ton of impressive features including, a folding handlebar mechanism for effortless storage and transportation, an 8 - inch pneumatic front tire and 4.9 - inch polyurethane rear wheel, and a hand - operated front brake, a pair of 12 - volt batteries, a charger, tools, a chain - driven high - torque and environmentally friendly motor, and a handy twist - grip throttle.

This means it follows the Mercedes - AMG E63 in going four - wheel drive (with the same ability to send all the torque to the rear axle for the ultimate in accelerated tyre wear), while its predecessor's twin turbocharged 4.4 - litre V8 has been heavily tweaked to the tune of 592bhp.

Under the hood is a new Mopar 426 crate engine tuned to make 515 hp and 490 lb - ft of torque is paired to a six - speed manual transmission that sends power to the rear wheels.

You don't jump on the throttle early in the corner because the big rear tyres will push the nose wider still, so you wait until you're past the apex, then you begin straightening the wheel and feeding in the power, using the traction of the rear - biased four - wheel drive to ride the furiously ignited torque.

Each clutch, controlled by an electromagnetic coil, is responsible for sending torque to one of the rear wheels.

Notably, the AMG - fettled model features a different torque split to the other pair, with 60 percent of the car's torque fed to the rear wheels in place of a 50:50 split

If the adhesive bond fails and results in a loss of torque to the rear wheels, the vehicle operator may be unable to move the vehicle, or may experience deceleration if the vehicle is in motion, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.

We expect the showroom - ready Infiniti Q60 to use the same powertrain as its four - door Q50 sibling, a 3.7 - liter V - 6 rated for 328 hp and 269 lb - ft of torque, with a seven - speed automatic transmission and either rear - or all - wheel drive.

I mean, back then I was testing vehicular piles such as the meretricious Maserati Biturbo 425 — I didn't give a damn if the torque got vectored; I just prayed it would keep flowing to the rear wheels so my test car du jour didn't come to a shuddering stop right in the middle of Detroit's I - 94 expressway.

With a twin - turbo V - 6 cranking out 396 hp and 384 lb - ft of torque, a rear - biased all - wheel - drive system, and a quick - shifting nine - speed transmission, the E 43 offered more performance than most people would use, as well as surprisingly agile handling.

It is paired with a seven - speed S tronic transmission and, naturally, Quattro all - wheel drive — but this is an enhanced version that can send as much as 85 percent of the torque to the rear wheels (the default torque split is 40/60 front / rear).

The rear differential can also apportion up to 100 percent of the engine's torque to either wheel.

This gas engine sends 185 hp and 185 lb - ft of torque to the front wheels, while the «e-AWD» moniker refers to a small, 35 - hp electric motor in the rear axle that gives the Trail» ster all - wheel - drive traction and a system total of 220 hp.

In the Infiniti Q50 2.0 T, the Mercedes - sourced turbocharged four - banger sends 208 hp and 258 lb - ft of torque to the rear wheels through a seven - speed automatic transmission.

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.

In affected vehicles, the adhesive bond between the carbon - fiber driveshaft and the rear flange may fail, and as a result, there may be a loss of torque to the rear wheels.

The 5.2 - liter, naturally aspirated gas engine would drive the Asterion's rear wheels via a seven - speed dual - clutch automatic transmission while a pair of electric motors hooked up to a computer - operated torque vectoring system on the front axle would power the hybrid car's front wheels.

The all - wheel - drive system uses twin electronically controlled clutch packs on each side of the rear drive unit to manage the front - rear split as well as side - to - side torque vectoring on the rear axle.

Although front - wheel drive will be standard, the 2017 Cadillac XT5 also offers a «twin clutch» all - wheel - drive system that can route 100 percent of its torque to the front or rear axles.

STANDARD FEATURES: Compared to standard C63 AMG coupe ($ 62,302): +59 hp, +14 lb - ft of torque Increased top speed of 186 Adjustable coilover suspension Wider (1.5 - inch front, 3.1 - inch rear) suspension track Forged 19 - inch wheels Limited slip differential AMG compound braking system w / 1.1 - inch larger brake rotors and red calipers Wider (1.1 - inch front, 1.6 - inch rear) fenders Composite front fenders Aluminum hood Front air splitter Unique front and rear fasciae Side skirts and rear diffuser in gloss black Sport seats w / red stitching Carbon fiber trim AMG sport steering wheel Red seat belts Rear - seat derear) suspension track Forged 19 - inch wheels Limited slip differential AMG compound braking system w / 1.1 - inch larger brake rotors and red calipers Wider (1.1 - inch front, 1.6 - inch rear) fenders Composite front fenders Aluminum hood Front air splitter Unique front and rear fasciae Side skirts and rear diffuser in gloss black Sport seats w / red stitching Carbon fiber trim AMG sport steering wheel Red seat belts Rear - seat derear) fenders Composite front fenders Aluminum hood Front air splitter Unique front and rear fasciae Side skirts and rear diffuser in gloss black Sport seats w / red stitching Carbon fiber trim AMG sport steering wheel Red seat belts Rear - seat derear fasciae Side skirts and rear diffuser in gloss black Sport seats w / red stitching Carbon fiber trim AMG sport steering wheel Red seat belts Rear - seat derear diffuser in gloss black Sport seats w / red stitching Carbon fiber trim AMG sport steering wheel Red seat belts Rear - seat deRear - seat delete

The base model puts out 345 hp and 369 lb - ft of torque to the rear wheels, while the sportier 2014 Maserati Ghibli S Q4 raises output to 404 hp and 406 lb - ft of torque and adds all - wheel drive.

With the optional «power» kit this produces a walloping 550bhp, with this delivered to the rear wheels via Merc's clever MCT Speedshift transmission, which uses an electronically controlled clutch instead of a torque converter.

Together, the two propulsion sources can deliver about 740 lb - ft of torque to the rear wheels via a dual - clutch automatic transmission.

The torque - vectoring rear differential remains, but the all - wheel drive brings the additional traction of driven front wheels, which receive up to 60 percent of the engine torque when needed.

As before the AMG gets permanent four - wheel drive and a 40:60 torque split, with the majority of twist sent to the rear wheels unless slip is encountered.

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.

With warm tires and on dry blacktop, take - off often is a brief and shrill shouting match, but as soon as the first raindrops fall, the chip - controlled guardian angels work overtime by means of diligent torque distribution (between the rear wheels) and cautiously dosed torque vectoring (by momentarily decelerating those two wheels that are closest to the apex).

In this mode, the electronically controlled Haldex clutch sends a portion of the torque to the rear wheels in direct response to the initial turn - in action, thereby providing better balance through the bend.

It's not just the rear - biased nature of the xDrive all - wheel drive system that prompted the caution, but also the M550i's 4.4 - liter twin - turbo V - 8, which packs 456 horsepower and 480 lb - ft of torque, the latter on offer from just 1,800 rpm.

Not that output is the top priority in an autonomous car, but the Symbioz demo car produces 671 hp and 487 lb - ft of torque with the help of two electric motors, one driving each of the rear wheels.

Jaguar's new all - wheel drive system — as yet untested — is claimed to send 100 percent of torque to the rear wheels unless it's needed in front.

Here it drives all four wheels through a seven - speed S - tronic dual - clutch paddleshift gearbox with a steady - state torque split of 40/60 front to rear, a crown - gear centre differential and Audi's torque - vectoring Sport rear diff.

We've already mentioned rear wheel steering, but also of note is the Panamera's PASM action suspension management, enhanced PDCC chassis control and more advanced torque vectoring.

This twin - turbo engine is said to produce «more than» 370 hp and 430 lb - ft of torque, and will pair with a six - speed automatic to put the power to either the rear or all four wheels.

In gentle driving, the rear wheels are disconnected to save fuel, but hard acceleration can force almost 100 percent of engine torque to the rear axle.

Like other recent 43 - badged models, the GLC 43 uses a 3 - litre, V6 biturbo petrol engine and drives all four wheels through Mercedes» 4Matic all - wheel drive system, with 69 per cent of the torque directed to the rear axle.

The system can reportedly send up to 70 percent of torque to the rear axle and up to 100 percent of the rear torque to either wheel.

In its final iteration, the C10 GT - R packed a rev - happy 2.0 - liter inline - six engine, pushing out 160 hp and 131 lb - ft of torque to the rear wheels through a five - speed manual transmission.

The new all - wheel - drive unit uses an electronically controlled twin - clutch system fitted to the rear axle, which can divert up to 70 percent of available torque to the rear wheels.

The 2017 Genesis G90 will offer three powertrain choices, including a new 3.3 - liter twin - turbocharged V - 6 with 364 hp and 376 lb - ft of torque that pairs with an eight - speed automatic and either rear - or all - wheel drive.

Producing 211bhp and 236 lb ft of torque, the four - cylinder will drive the rear wheels through a seven - speed automatic «box.

Instead, Chrysler's trusty 3.6 - liter Pentastar V - 6 effortlessly makes as much power as the V - 8s of 20 years ago, sending 305 hp and 268 lb - ft of torque to the coupe's rear wheels.

When the engine was brand new, 60 hp and 105 lb - ft of torque was sent to the rear or all - four wheels though a three - speed manual transmission and two - speed transfer case.

Instead of following a set radius, the rear wheels live, within limits, a life of their own — a life that may include occasional extra-curricular amplitudes plotted by overzealous torque feed.

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.

Powered by a twin - turbocharged 3.6 - liter flat - six, 544 hp and 443 lb - ft of torque were sent to the rear wheels through a six - speed manual transmission.

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.

The Conti GT chassis and suspension designs carry over, as does standard all - wheel drive, but now the torque split is 40 percent front, 60 percent rear, versus 50:50 before, and it's possible for 85 percent or more of torque to be shuffled to either axle.