quattro generation 6: the torsen is dead...

[Dave]

nah, you've been living with abs software for years, this is effectively
just the same.  the only difference here will be electro/mechanical
interface...

interesting area though.  can you imagine the internal conversations between
the engineers and the lawyers concerned about liability claims?

dave
'03 rs6
'04 allroad tdi


On 8/04/10 2:08 AM, " Kent McLean <kentmclean at comcast.net> wrote:

> ------------------------------

> Dave wrote:
>> with this
>> technology, the car electronics now has the ability to directly control the
>> centre diff i.e.  to make it an active diff.
> 
> Given Audi's track record with thing electrical and electronic
> (e.g., the Type 44's DOT headlights, instrument cluster copper
> tracing breaks, the door jamb wiring, the LED driver info display
> in my A4, ...), this doesn't bode well.
> 
> When I got my first Audi 10+ years ago, my fear was the reliability
> of the quattro system. That was faultless. It was the electrical and
> electronics that I've suffered with through the years. I can't see
> getting excited about an electronic active diff 'cuz you know its
> sensors or ECU will someday start acting up.
>