Real Time 4WD's always - ready and fully automatic dual pump system hydraulically proportions rear
wheel torque via multi-plate clutches.
Not exact matches
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.
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.
Drive is channeled to the rear
wheels via an automatic eight - speed
torque converter and a limited - slip differential.
Four -
wheel drive versions can vary
torque front to rear by a full 100 per cent,
via an electronically - controlled hydraulic clutch.
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.
Given that the 928's engine was choked down by early emissions technology to a mere 219 hp and 245 lb - ft of
torque, while the Panamera's sends a thundering 550 hp and 567 lb - ft of
torque to all four of its
wheels via a lightning - quick eight - speed dual - clutch automatic, the difference feels like it should be even greater.
It rides on 20 - inch
wheels, packs a 4.4 - liter V - 8 good for 530 hp and 553 lb - ft of
torque, sends its power to all four
wheels via a ZF eight - speed automatic, and offers an electronically controlled differential, rear steering, and continuously variable dampers.
Although it can't produce 550 hp like the F - Type R, the new model delivers a more - than - healthy 296 hp and 295 lb - ft of
torque via an eight - speed automatic that routes power to the rear
wheels.
My memory clearly failed me, as the wagon proved more composed and planted than I expected, its steering more responsive, and the turbo - and supercharged four - cylinder, which sends 316 hp and 295 lb - ft of
torque to all four
wheels via an eight - speed automatic transmission, smoother and more refined.
Power is routed to all four
wheels via a ZF - sourced eight - speed dual - clutch automatic, which can send up to 38 % of
torque to the front
wheels in normal or comfort mode — or just 17 % in sport mode.
Its massive power and
torque are transferred to the rear
wheels via a seven - speed PDK dual - clutch gearbox.
Drive is still sent to all four
wheels via a seven - speed S tronic dual - clutch transmission, though the latest setup can now send up to 100 per cent of the car's power to the rear
wheels alone, in certain situations, with a
torque vectoring effect through the multi-plate clutch on the rear axle to also divert power to the
wheels with the greatest grip.
A 5.0 - liter supercharged V - 8 engine in the 2014 Jaguar XKR - S GT makes the same 550 hp as the Audi, but delivers its heady 502 lb - ft of
torque to the rear
wheels via a six - speed automatic transmission.
Although the 2018 Tiguan has a new 2.0 - liter turbo - four, codename EA888, under its hood, it actually makes less power (but more
torque) than the outgoing engine, with 184 hp and 221 lb - ft of
torque sent to the
wheels via an eight - speed automatic.
Better yet, that
torque is sent to the front
wheels via a seven - speed dual - clutch gearbox rather than a droning CVT.
Its 3.5 - liter V - 6 makes 268 hp and 258 pound - feet of
torque, sent to all four
wheels via a seven - speed automatic transmission.
«BMW and Acura are [sending more
torque to] the outer
wheel through a mechanical device,» explains chassis engineer Wallgren, «whereas ours is a brake system [
via the stability control electronics].»
Displacing 6.2 - liters, the thrashing engine produces 556 hp and 551 lb - ft of
torque directed to the rear
wheels via a 6 - speed manual or six - speed automatic transmission.
But here's what you can't have on the Audi: a choice of two biturbo dry - sump lubricated engines; Porsche Active Suspension Management (standard on the Turbo) and an optional, height - adjustable air suspension; a rear - biased all -
wheel - drive system that can quickly divert up to 100 percent of
torque to either axle via a multiplate electronic clutch; and available ceramic composite brakes and Porsche Torque Vectoring, the latter distributing rear twist from side to
torque to either axle
via a multiplate electronic clutch; and available ceramic composite brakes and Porsche
Torque Vectoring, the latter distributing rear twist from side to
Torque Vectoring, the latter distributing rear twist from side to side.
Transitions between the V - 6 and the electric motor are practically undetectable, the regenerative braking isn't overly aggressive and, particularly from a stop, there's satisfying thrust from the total system's 479 lb - ft of
torque delivered to all four
wheels via a seven - speed automatic.
Specs for the Spider are identical to those of the Italia: A 4.5 - liter V - 8 generates 562 hp and 398 lb - ft of
torque, which travels through a seven - speed dual - clutch gearbox to meet the pavement
via the rear
wheels.
Whereas the T6 can send
torque to the rear
wheels via a Haldex center differential, the T8's gas engine powers the front
wheels only, resulting in noticeable
torque steer under hard acceleration.
The 4WD is able to divert up to 50 per cent of
torque to the rear
wheels via an electromagnetic coupling.
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.
Hardly surprising, perhaps, with so much power and
torque trying to escape
via the front
wheels.
«BMW and Acura are [sending more
torque to] the outer
wheel through a mechanical device,» explains the former Saab engineer, «whereas ours is a brake system [
via the stability control electronics].»
The total system output is 380 hp and 427 pound - feet of
torque, fed to all four
wheels via an eight - speed automatic.
Four -
wheel - drive versions will distribute
torque between the axles
via a Haldex clutch.
Power is metered out
via Audi's quattro all -
wheel - drive, with a crown - gear centre differential and
torque vectoring.
236 lb ft of
torque — the same as the road car — is transmitted
via a limited - slip differential and six - speed sequential» box controlled
via paddles mounted on an XAP steering -
wheel.
Further cleaning up comes
via the regular petrol Panamera S and all -
wheel - drive Panamera 4S; their 4.8 - litre naturally aspirated V8 is replaced by a 3 - litre twin - turbocharged V6 engine with more power and
torque (414bhp and 384 lb ft versus 394bhp and 368 lb ft) and an 18 per cent improvement in fuel economy, which now tops 26mpg.
This power and
torque is fed to all four
wheels (in a 40:60 front - rear split)
via an eight - speed ZF automatic transmission.
When it detects side - slipping or
wheel spin, ASTC provides integrated control of brakes, engine
torque (
via the electronic throttle control), transmission and electronically controlled four -
wheel drive to improve vehicle stability.
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 factory engine was a 4.0 - liter I - 6 that produced an impressive - for - its - time 282 hp and 280 lb - ft of
torque sent to the rear -
wheels via a five - speed manual or a three - speed automatic.
This
torque is delivered to the drive
wheels via the gearbox and results in what I'll call the drive
torque:
Now, the
torque from the engine (i.e. at the crankshaft) is converted
via the gear and differential before it's applied to the rear
wheels.
The base option is the 1.6 - litre MPI naturally aspirated four - cylinder petrol engine that produces 105 PS and 153 Nm of
torque and sends power to the
wheels via a 5 - speed manual transmission.
For starters, the standard equipment list extends to quattro all -
wheel drive with a self - locking crown gear centre differential, quattro sports rear diff,
torque vectoring, RS adaptive air suspension and variable damping
via the four - mode Audi Drive Select system.
POWERTRAIN At launch, U.S. buyers will have their choice of a 3.0 l 340hp or 380hp supercharged gasoline V6 mated to an 8 - speed transmission with power being routed to all four
wheels via a
torque - on - demand all -
wheel drive system.
Another part of the handling package is
torque vectoring
via a pair of clutches that mete out
torque to the
wheels individually.
Next comes the second - generation RS 5 Coupe, which landed in November powered by Porsche's 2.9 - litre twin - turbo V6, pumping 331kW and 600Nm — the same power but less
torque than the old RS 5 V8 — to all four
wheels via an eight - speed automatic transmission.
When the enthusiastic driver changes up a gear manually by using the steering
wheel - mounted paddles, the Quickshift technology ensures the quickest, crispest shifts
via rapid and precisely timed engine
torque intervention.
Mounted transversely behind the cabin, the aluminum block three - cylinder delivers 228 hp and 236 lb - ft of
torque to the rear
wheels via a six - speed automatic gearbox and conventional
torque converter.
The power is channeled through a standard eight - speed automatic gearbox to all four
wheels via Audi's Torsen
torque - sensing Quattro all -
wheel - drive system.
The S - AWC system uses antilock brakes, Active Stability Control (ASC) and Active Yaw Control (AYC) to distribute
torque between the four
wheels, sending driving
torque to the rear
wheels and between the left and right
wheels via brake force.
All the output is delivered towards all
wheels via a 9 - speed automatic gearbox with
torque vectoring, making the car hit a top speed of 316 km / h.
The AWD operates
via a rear drive module / secondary axle
torque transfer device using electro - magnetic actuated primary and secondary clutches, while the system grabs outside slipping
wheels for side - to - side
torque distribution.