[urq] "new" AWD systems

[Ed Kellock]

Rally is BTDT for Audi. They've moved on, image-wise. That's pretty clear,
except when it helps them market stuff. Not bashing really, just observing
that they're in more elite circles now with the RS6, etc.
 The last time I paid much attention to rally, ol'e Snaggletooth wasn't
doing much with them Focuses (Focii?). Unless he's gotten things sorted out
since then, I'm not sure he'd do much different in a Skoda.
 Ed

 On 10/19/05, Brandon Rogers <brogers at terrix.com> wrote:
>
> 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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