Not exact matches
The GT Concept's 805 ponies run to all four
wheels through Mercedes» 4Matic all -
wheel - drive system
with torque vectoring.
It also has active four -
wheel steering, piles of
torque, a six - speed automatic
with paddle shifters and a V6 that loves to go.
Jackknifing is prevented due to the Semi's onboard sensors that detect instability and react
with positive or negative
torque to each
wheel while independently actuating all brakes.
The XA - 750 is the largest electric ATV on the market today
with great features that include; a 750 watt motor (1 full horsepower), good
torque and hill climbing ability, full sized off - road
wheels, hydraulic disk brakes, forward & reverse drive, front and rear suspension, an oversized seat, a front bumper / brush guard, electric horn, headlight, tail light and brake light.
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.
It accelerates much like the Bugatti, too,
with just enough
torque to slip all four
wheels at launch but the grip to reach triple - digit speeds in the time that a quick sport sedan hits 60 mph.
True, the 2017 Jaguar F - Pace is fitted
with torque vectoring as standard equipment, but
with all four
wheels wobbling like candied cherries on vanilla pudding, selectively decelerating one of them is no big help.
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
TLX models
with the 3.5 - liter V - 6 are available
with the Acura Super-Handling All
Wheel Drive (SH - AWD)
with torque - vectoring for better traction and higher handling limits.
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.
Back on two - lanes, however, the JCW's
torque steer reminded me that there's only so much you can do
with a front -
wheel - drive chassis.
Additionally, the M550i xDrive, as the name implies, comes standard
with BMW's xDrive intelligent all -
wheel drive system that uses
torque vectoring to determine exactly where power is sent — and can send it independently to any
wheel it chooses.
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).
It puts the power to the road
with a
torque - vectoring all -
wheel - drive system.
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.
Mechanicals are little changed,
with the 288 - hp, 3.6 - liter V - 6 still the sole engine, sending 270 pound - feet of
torque either to the front
wheels or all four.
Audi Q5 Audi's Quattro all -
wheel drive is based on a
torque - sensing center differential,
with the bias controlled by two sets of planetary gears and several friction discs.
It is also capable of providing relatively small amounts of
torque to the
wheels in parallel
with the electric drive motor.
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 conver
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 conver
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.
With four -
wheel drive and a huge slug of
torque — 273 lb ft between 1600 and 3000rpm — the S1 is very rapid off the line.
VW's 4Motion all -
wheel drive eliminates a lot of the
torque steer you get
with a GTI, meaning the Golf R feels usably faster.
There's a ton of turbo lag, but learn to drive around it and the 900 is a very quick car — and one
with surprisingly little
torque steer, at least when the steering
wheel is pointed straight.
Usually, hand tools are used for the tightening of lugs, then followed
with a
torque wrench to ensure accuracy in getting the
wheels onto a vehicle.
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.
Improvements will be felt from behind the
wheel as well,
with a reduction in weight of up to 80 kg per unit compared
with current engines, and significant advancements in low down
torque being achieved thanks to the use of what JLR calls «state - of - the - art turbochargers.»
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.
Combined
with the unimpeachable traction of the Quattro four -
wheel - drive system that
torque output gives the S1 serious point - to - point pace.
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).
Suddenly, a computer - controlled differential was able to actively split
torque to the rear
wheels — allowing the
wheel with the most grip to take on the most
torque, improving cornering speeds, controllability, and most notably, turn - in response.
The base 2015 Subaru Legacy 2.5 i comes standard
with plenty of equipment, including 17 - inch
wheels, an infotainment system
with Bluetooth and Pandora connectivity, active
torque vectoring, and keyless entry.
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.
Because it's a front -
wheel - drive car
with scads of
torque, I was expecting a ton of understeer.
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.
Mechanically, the 2016 Buick Envision employs a 2.0 - liter turbo - four engine good for 252 hp and 260 lb - ft of
torque,
with a six - speed automatic transmission and all -
wheel drive.
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.
The same 292 - horsepower, 280 pound - foot turbocharged 2.0 - liter four - cylinder powers the S3 and the Golf R, and both use a Haldex all -
wheel drive system, though the S3's version pushes a bit more of the
torque rearward in dynamic driving
with the 2017 upgrades.
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.
Powertrain Engine: SOHC 24 - valve V - 6 Displacement: 3.7 liters Power: 300 hp @ 6300 rpm
Torque: 270 lb - ft @ 4500 rpm Transmission: 6 - speed automatic
with sportshift and paddle shift Drive: All -
wheel Fuel economy: 16/23/19 mpg (city / hwy / combined)
With 350 hp and 350 lb - ft of
torque from its 2.3 - liter turbocharged four - cylinder, a highly advanced
torque - vectoring all -
wheel drive system, freaking drift mode, launch control, and a standard six - speed manual transmission, the drooling is becoming a serious problem.
Utilizing a center differential
with a multi-plate clutch, it normally sends all available
torque to the rear
wheels, but can deliver up to 38 percent to the fronts when the system deems it necessary.
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.
The front -
wheel - drive module reportedly delivers 160 kW / 215 hp at 16,000 rpm
with a constant peak
torque of 221 lb - ft.
Top of a range which begins
with a front - drive 177bhp 1.6 turbo, in current downsizing fashion, is the 2.8 V6 Aero
with two turbochargers, a six - speed auto, «XWD» four -
wheel drive, DriveSense adaptivity for steering, dampers, throttle response and
torque split, and non-turning front struts
with separately pivoting hub - carriers for optimum offset (like the Focus RS's RevoKnuckle or Renaultsport Mégane's PerfoHub).
When the twist action reaches the rear
wheels, it is channeled through a mechanical differential lock which works chip in hand
with the electronic
torque vectoring device.
More relevant is the all -
wheel drive system
with Dynamic
Torque Control, sending up to 50 per cent of the engine's torque rearwards, and «performance dampers» to increase cornering ag
Torque Control, sending up to 50 per cent of the engine's
torque rearwards, and «performance dampers» to increase cornering ag
torque rearwards, and «performance dampers» to increase cornering agility.
The Continental GT is also fitted
with a brake - vectoring setup pioneered on the outgoing GT3 - R and Supersports models that can move
torque from inside to outside
wheels depending on the grip conditions it senses.
Mercedes» 4Matic is particularly sophisticated; it uses a fixed 45/55 percent
torque split
with open differentials at each axle, relying on electronic intervention and manipulation of the brakes to move the vehicle forward when a
wheel starts slipping.
And the all -
wheel - drive system is rear - biased,
with a 31:69
torque split, to make sure the car still has an exciting cornering demeanor.
Since then, the M5 has evolved into the latest F90 generation saloon — the first
with all -
wheel - drive and a
torque converter automatic gearbox.