[s-cars] Of EDL and switches...

[Charlie Smith]

Earlier, Jonathan wrote:
>
>  --- t44tq at mindspring.com wrote:
> > I might be totally wrong on this, but my
> > understanding
> > of VC center diffs is that the car is 100% FWD until
> > slip
> > occurs, then torque is distributed to the back.
>
> No, that's not right. The VC is between the two axles
> in parallel with an open diff so torque split is 50:50
> but when there is a significant speed difference
> between the axles, the VC progressively locks both
> axles together as the fluid is heated up by shear.

Which cars exactly, operate like that?  I can never tell by reading
their sales literature, and talking to a sales dweeb is usually even worse.

    - Charlie

>
> '96 S6
>
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