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On the performance side, the Macan is expected to feature torque-sensing and torque-vectoring differentials, a wider track than the Q5, and both manual and PDK transmissions. A sport-tuned suspension with an optional adjustable ride system is also likely.
May 15, 2012 at 18:03 | Source: MotorAuthority
As you conquer the apex and begin to apply power, Porsche's clever torque vectoring system rotates the car, allowing you to get back to power aggressively without a sniff of understeer. The rear squats and the Boxster launches like an Olympic sprinter ...
May 24, 2012 at 15:50 | Source: YAHOO!
Well, it's effortless for the driver, at least--the engineers behind the Porsche Torque Vectoring, the 40-percent stiffer yet lighter chassis, and electric power steering doubtlessly spent many a weekend and evening to deliver the coherent ...
May 24, 2012 at 14:10 | Source: Washington Post
It’s also unclear whether the new MDX will retain Acura’s trick SH-AWD (Super Handling All-Wheel Drive). The torque-vectoring drive system was dropped from the 2013 Acura RDX because the company believes target buyers weren’t interested in the ...
May 21, 2012 at 18:10 | Source: Automobile
But you really have to try — or drive like an idiot — to induce it. The Boxster has the ability to transfer power from side to side (torque vectoring) while cornering which speeds up the rotation of the rear. At first it feels weird, but once you're ...
May 23, 2012 at 18:36 | Source: The Business Insider
power goes to all four wheels through the automaker’s Quattro all-wheel drive with a special torque-vectoring rear differential. 0-62 mph runs occur in less than five seconds, and the car can reach a top speed of 174 mph. Oh, and it has the same 50.5 ...
May 16, 2012 at 12:04 | Source: MotorTrend Magazine
Click to view Gallery For the first few laps at Grattan we sampled the ESC's Sport mode (quickly touch the off button twice to engage) and we were never consciously aware of any intervention -- be it the new Curve Control, brake-based torque vectoring ...
May 14, 2012 at 04:21 | Source: MotorTrend Magazine
Of course, the Nissan GT-R is armed with one of the most responsive all-wheel drive systems on the planet, a torque-vectoring set-up that is perfectly suited to the very high-tech nature of this 21st-century supercar. The Palm Beach track is very quick ...
May 25, 2012 at 05:19 | Source: CarAdvice
Dynamics and cornering control are improved by the introduction of the torque vectoring control (TVC) system first found on the new Focus. Engines available from launch include 103kW and 120kW versions of Ford’s popular 2.0-litre TDCi diesel engine ...
May 23, 2012 at 05:29 | Source: Northside





