[urq] TT commercial - '1st AWD passenger car' claim

[Robert Deis]

On Thu, 26 Apr 2001 Kwattro at aol.com wrote:

> In a message dated 01-04-26 14:11:12 EDT, you write:
> 
> << The term has expanded somewhat-- A couple of cars that claim AWD are not
>  permanently engaged, but engage and disengage automaticly based on
>  conditions. 
> Doesn't that explain, basically, the VW halidex (or whatever) system,
>  which is FWD only, unless they lose grip?

Sounds like it, yes.  Slushbox Subies do this too, I'm told, though the
manual ones can't be disengaged..

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