[V8] 4.2 V8Q at Winter Driving School

[Kneale Brownson]

My understanding is that the "electronically controlled" part of Gen III's
center diffy was a signal from the ABS system.  That's different from Gen
IV's actual application of brakes at the wheel.

At 06:08 PM 2/7/2005 -0500, Kent McLean wrote:

>I think you may be confusing the V8 and A8?
>
> From <http://www.ibiblio.org/tkan/audi/usmodels.html>
>
>Generation III (1990-94 Audi V8):
>Open front differential; Planetary gear center with
>electronically-controlled multi-plate locking clutch
>(Torsen center differential with manual-transmission);
>Torsen rear differential.
>
>Generation IV (1996-curr Audi A8, S8)
>Open front differential with EDL[1]; Torsen center
>differential; Open rear differential with
>[1] Electronic Differential Lock: uses ABS to selectively
>brake a slipping wheel.