The S4 twin turbo is Slow

[Per Lindgren]

As long as the front wheels have 0% traction it is normal for the rear wheels to
have 100% traction. But even if they got 100% traction, they still only receive
50% of the engine's power! The other 50% is constantly linked to the front axle,
and that is what makes it spin in the first place. This is what this TT owner
didnt understand.

PerL

Dave Eaton wrote:

> actually, he is right.  front with no traction, a haldex clutch, and the
> rear will get 100%.  and if he disconnects the front, he will get 100% to
> the rear (it's just that you can't disconnect the front)...torque will be
> continually distributed front to rear 0:100% as required.
>
> as for the original presupposition: that the $41k s4 is slow down a drag
> strip.  the way i see it, its easy:  you spend *your* $41k on an s4, give it
> to me, and i'll get it to perform...
>
> strange, but it seems to be wwaaayyy easier to sidestep someone else's
> clutch from 6,500 than your own ;-)
>
> dave
> '95 rs2
> '90 ur-q
>
> -----Original Message-----
> Date: Sat, 21 Jul 2001 12:56:10 +0200
> From: Per Lindgren <lindgre at online.no>
> To: quattro at audifans.com
> Subject: Re: The S4 twin turbo is Slow
>
> RndLiteBMW at aol.com wrote:
>
> > This sounds like a debate for Audiworld... :)  The AWD system in Skylines
> is
> > extremely sophisticated, and can distribute something like 95% of the
> torque
> > to the rear wheels if necessary.
>
> One guy on the VWVortex forums claimed that his TTq could do this too. He
> didnt
> understand that the front axle had to receive at least 50% power at any
> time,
> nooo, the rear axle could get all 100% of'em. So I said to him, can your car
> disconnect the front axle from the tranny but still transfer power to the
> rear
> axle? He didnt want to answer that.