Fwd: Re: 4wd vs AWD

[Chris Dyer]

Hmm, all this quattro IV mumbo jumbo has got me thinking...I was planning on 
buying my buddy's '98 a4 1.8tq when his lease is up in Nov. But in Tahoe 
during the worst bliz' I'd ever seen, let alone driven in, my ol' '87 5kcstq 
kicked ass. Crankin' that knob got through some deep pack chopra.  Me no 
want to slip...

Maybe, just maybe, I'll keep the old gal for ski trips...


>From: Scott <Scott at thehinckleys.com>
>To: quattro at audifans.com
>Subject: Re: 4wd vs AWD
>Date: Fri, 27 Apr 2001 20:46:50 -0700
>
>At 10:50 27-04-01 +0100, Jonas K. wrote:
>
>> > From: "Rob Andrews" <randrews at austin.rr.com>
>> > Although with Quattro IV, they have been getting stuck in the sow.  
>>Igor
>> > Kessell was spitting fire when his wife's car got stuck in the snow, 1
>>wheel
>> > just spinning and spinning.  No more locking diffs :(
>>would take care of limiting slip between each wheel of a given axle. Thus 
>>for
>>the first time, the quattros have to lose traction on all 4 wheels before 
>>they
>>become immobile. "
>
>
>And I can testify that you can get 4-wheel slip. I was playing in the snow
>this year with observers letting me know what was happening. I did some
>power launches and kept all 4 wheels spinning for a few feet before they
>really grabbed.
>
>Scott
>

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