What about some of the high-tech japanese rockets?  The Lancer Evo,
Imprezza wrx sti and the like?  Don't some of them use a computer
controled clutch rather than a viscous coupling?

On Mon, 24 Jan 2000, Osborne, Brice D, GRWMK wrote:

> I may be a little outdated here, but I thought that ALL AWD systems used
> some variation of a viscous coupling (that's viskus) in the PTU or Transfer
> Case.  This is a fluid that when it gets hot- i.e. the wheels spin- it turns
> into a solid and puts power to the rear wheels.  Kind of a sophisticated
> clutch.
> 
> I think some manufacturers use some computers to aid in traction control,
> but that is a different topic.  I didn't think that anyone had developed a
> COMPLETELY computer driven AWD system.
> 
> Brice
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mark Reda [mailto:[email protected]]
> Sent: Sunday, January 23, 2000 2:32 PM
> To: A2-16V
> Subject: All Wheel Drives
> 
> 
> Which All Wheel Drive system is best and why...
> -Tallon TSI
> -Audi Quatro
> -VW 4-Motion
> -VW Syncro
> 
> What is the power distribution like on each?
> What makes each system unique?
> 
> Mark Reda.
> 89 Jetta GTX 16V
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