[urq] "new" AWD systems

[Brandon Rogers]

isn't it basically a fancy term for the same type of layout Audi uses? 
Engine hanging off front longitudinally - no side-mounted transfer cases etc 
etc?

I have nothing against the Suby setup, personally - actually I think they 
market AWD a lot better than Audi does....

Plus I've been watching as much rally on SPeed as I can - only thing 
remotely related to quattro is the Skoda - which is way off the 
pace....maybe McRae will sign for next year..

Brandon

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ed Kellock" <ekellock at gmail.com>
To: <urq at audifans.com>
Sent: Wednesday, October 19, 2005 10:37 AM
Subject: Re: [urq] "new" AWD systems


> 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-----
>> From: urq-bounces at audifans.com [mailto:urq-bounces at audifans.com] On 
>> Behalf
>> Of j.koenig
>> Sent: Wednesday, October 19, 2005 12:29 PM
>> To: urq at audifans.com
>> Subject: Re: [urq] "new" AWD systems
>>
>>
>> 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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