[urq] "new" AWD systems

[Ed Kellock]

Ah yes, the famous "Symmetrical" all wheel drive.
 Absolute horseshite. I've read up on it as much as one can and it's the
same shiite they've peddled all along.

 On 10/19/05, Pasqualoni, James E <james.pasqualoni at gs.com> wrote:
>
> It means Subaru paid a lot of money to an ad agency to come up with a
> moniker. ;-)
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> Of j.koenig
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> Subject: Re: [urq] "new" AWD systems
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>
> And what the hell does (Subaru's) *synchronous* all-wheel drive mean???
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ed Kellock" <ekellock at gmail.com>
> Subject: [urq] "new" AWD systems (was: Mark Komanecky?)
>
>
> So I have to laugh at each "new" "patented" AWD system.
> The latest is BMW's xDrive. It's patented you know. Varies torque
> infinitely. Starts at 35/65 f/r. Gee, ground breaking marketing, eh?
> When was Quattro first mass produced? 1980?
> I tried unsuccessfully to find some sort of technical review of xDrive.
> I think the term "xDrive" is the only thing patented.
> Ed
>
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