An updated five - link construction is
used on the front axle.
Not exact matches
FC stands for «Forward Control,» and as the name (and appearance) implies, it
used the aforementioned cab - over drivetrain layout, a design that places the cab
on top of the
front axle.
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.
Mechanical grip is aided by a rear - biased weight distribution (54 percent of the F12's weight is
on the rear
axle), a five - link rear suspension (the 599
used control arms), and enormous Michelin Pilot Super Sport tires (315 / 35s at the rear, 255 / 35s in
front, all
on twenty - inch wheels).
: faster and more precise it's been paired with an upgraded PerfoHub
front axle (
used on the old car) to maximise the benefits.
Of course, mechanical grip is aided by a rear - biased weight distribution (54 % of the F12's weight is
on the rear
axle), a five - link rear
axle (the 599
used wishbones) and enormous Michelin Pilot Supersport tires (315 / 35s at the rear, 255 / 35s at
front, all
on twenty - inch wheels.)
A lithium - ion battery sitting ahead of the engine directs to power that motor, as well as two additional electric motors placed
on the
front axle, which each feed power to the respective wheels and
use a computer - operated torque vectoring feature when necessary.
The new car
uses the same 315/40 18 Nitto NT05R drag tyres
on both the
front and rear
axles, and is the first production car to come with radial drag tyres as standard.
Active roll stabilization, meanwhile, works by twisting the anti-roll bars
on the
front and rear
axles, which is itself not new, but now works
using faster - responding electric motors replacing the old hydraulic system.
On each tire — some cars and / or driver's habits cause the front tires to wear more in certain places of the tire, moving the tires to the rear axle generally cause those worn places to not get used as hard and wear the other places on the tire
On each tire — some cars and / or driver's habits cause the
front tires to wear more in certain places of the tire, moving the tires to the rear
axle generally cause those worn places to not get
used as hard and wear the other places
on the tire
on the tires.
The steering, meanwhile, which
uses a variable ratio depending
on speed, is unpleasantly vague and woolly despite the revised software, giving no real indication of how hard the
front axle is working.
Four - wheel - drive 2014 Ram 2500 models also gain the
front -
axle disconnect feature introduced
on the 2013 Ram 3500, which decouples the
front axle when not in
use, reducing driveline loss and improving fuel economy by as much as 1 mpg.
Volvo has also designed hybrid ability into its new corporate drivetrain, with the capacity to fit a motor generator onto the
front axle or an e-motor
on the rear
axle as per the «T8» petrol - electric drivetrain that will be
used by the XC90.
The
front axle uses a McPherson strut suspension with helper springs and wheels independently suspended
on the trailing arms and wishbones.
In fact, the new GLC is built
on the new modular MRA platform with the new four - link
front axle used by the new C - Class.
Porsche's Traction Management system
uses an electro - hydraulic, multiplate clutch to engage the
front axle depending
on need.
Based
on the new MRA platform
used also for the saloon, the Coupe features the new 4 - link
front axle from the saloon in which the wheel suspension is decoupled from the spring strut and the 5 - link multilink independent rear suspension.
The
front -
axle lift system makes clearing obstacles easy by
using a switch
on the center console.
Briefly, the system
uses active anti-roll bars
on the
front and rear
axles that adapts itself to lateral acceleration, road speed and the ADS Comfort / Sport setting to keep the M - Class the right side up.
The GS 450h
uses hydraulic brakes in the
front and rear, and regenerative braking
on the rear
axle only.
Well known for
using what the company calls Torque Vectoring Control
on the
front axle, pitch the ST into a corner and its rear - end swings around by another means.
On the
front axle the Macan
uses 4 - piston fixed calipers finished in black featuring a 345 mm
front rotor.
Secondly, it can be
used as a Torque -
on - Demand system with integrated transfer case for
on - demand control of the
front axle.
If different tire sizes are
used on the
front vs. rear
axle, the tires become location - specific and prohibit tire rotation unless remounted.
The high - end chassis technology in the new BMW i8 Coupe and BMW i8 Roadster is based
on a double - wishbone
front axle and a five - link rear
axle, the aluminum components of which have been engineered for optimum weight and rigidity
using specific design techniques and production processes.
Unless the tires are unmounted and remounted
on their wheels to accommodate
use on the other side of the vehicle, directional tires are to be
used on one side of the vehicle only and are intended to be rotated from the
front axle to the rear
axle.
It
uses a mid-mounted version of BMW's turbocharged 1.5 - litre three - cylinder petrol engine packaged behind the cabin in combination with an electric motor mounted within the
front axle assembly in a set - up that can conceivably provide either
front - wheel drive running
on the electric motor or four - wheel drive with the petrol engine and electric motor working together.
On the
front axle the Macan GTS
uses 6 - piston fixed
front calipers.
As our editor Hugo recently educated us
on, if the brake caliper is ahead of the
front axle center line, or
on the
front of the rotor, it
uses rear - steer, which is when the steering rack is behind the
front axle.
When in 4WD Auto mode, the system
uses vehicle sensors to adjust and redirect torque between
front and rear
axles based
on real - time driving conditions, providing the vehicle with responsive tractive performance.
However,
use those magic dash buttons to unlock the
front anti-roll bar and lock both
front and rear differentials and the Power Wagon goes further off road than any HD pickup
on the same tires (and with few exceptions, any half - tons and mid-sizes, as well) thanks to generous
axle articulation, squishy tires, excellent hill descent control and a frame and skid - plated components built to take it.
Leaf spring suspensions struggle to combat
axle wrap by
using staggered shock absorbers (one mounted
on the
front of the
axle tube and one mounted
on the rear of the
axle tube).
The 4WD model grades feature Mazda's Active Torque Control Coupling 4WD System, which
uses electronic control to optimally distribute torque between the
front and rear
axles depending
on driving conditions and the road surface.
On the
front axle, spring struts made of aluminum and steel and two - pipe compression dampers with coated pistons and a degressive damper characteristic curve are
used.
Should you get sick of 1,000 hp, the Project One has an all - electric mode where the car is driven
using only the motors
on the
front axle.
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Its coil and double wishbone independent
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on a double - wishbone
front axle and a five - link rear
axle, whose aluminum components have been engineered for optimum weight and rigidity
using specific design techniques and production processes.
4MATIC can not only shift power from the
front axle to the rear in the event of a loss of traction, but it can also
use the vehicle's braking system to transfer power from the left wheel to the right wheel
on either
axle.
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The h - tron quattro concept
uses hydogren fuel cell technology — and an
on - board, temporary - boost - of - power battery — to drive a 90 - kW motor attached to the
front axle as well as a 140 - kW motor in the rear.
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.
It
uses a hydrogen fuel cell to power electric motors
on the
front and rear
axles, and according to Audi, offers 372.8 miles of range.
The Outlander
uses two full - time 60 kW electric motors, one each
on the
front and rear
axles, and a 2.0 - liter gasoline engine.
A spur - gear stage replaces the shaft to the
front -
axle differential
used on the previous model, providing advantages in terms of friction and space requirements.
First
used at the end of the 1980s
on the Superproduction version of the R21 Turbo, the independent steering - axis
front axle was first introduced
on a production car
on the Mégane Renaultsport.
Unlike the T2 Torsen where the torque split is a nominal 50:50, in the T3 Torsen the torque split, due to the
use of the planetary gear set, is an actual asymmetric 40:60
front - rear torque split (i.e., when grip is equal
on both
front and rear
axles, 40 % of torque is sent to the
front axle, and 60 % to the rear).
The
front suspension
uses the typical coil - over shock, MacPherson struck configuration, while the 4Runner's rear suspension
uses a multi-link coil spring arrangement mounted
on a solid
axle.
Mercedes says it
used scalable battery components and placed one motor
on the
front axle and the other one
on the rear
axle — an otherwise common practice in the industry, which grants all - wheel drive abilities to the given model.