What's the difference between "Quattro" and "4Motion"?
11-09-2000, 11:00 AM
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So the confusion lines in the names....
The Quattro on every Audi except the TT is true all-time AWD.
The 4Motion on all VWs except the Passat, have haldex, while the 4Motion on the Passat is really quattro (torsen)
The 4Motion on all VWs except the Passat, have haldex, while the 4Motion on the Passat is really quattro (torsen)
11-09-2000, 11:12 AM
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depends on the model...
The names are brand dependent. On Audi it is called Quattro and on VW 4Motion. What it means depends on the model
From what I have read the Passat - an inline mounted engine setup - uses the Torsen (full time power split) system found on the A4/A6/A8.
The TT system is a Haldex (basically a FWD with electrically engaged rear when needed) and this is also found on VW, where the engine is side-side mounted, like the Golf - I am not sure if the Golf/4Motion is available in the US.
From what I have read the Passat - an inline mounted engine setup - uses the Torsen (full time power split) system found on the A4/A6/A8.
The TT system is a Haldex (basically a FWD with electrically engaged rear when needed) and this is also found on VW, where the engine is side-side mounted, like the Golf - I am not sure if the Golf/4Motion is available in the US.
11-09-2000, 11:19 AM
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I really thought at first that it would handle like one - until you drive one. It oversteers like
crazy if your tire pressure in the rear is taller than the front by even a small margin (2psi). On the TTR, it is easy to spin out the rear tires - you hear it with the top down, so it feels like a solid 4wd. Compared to the A4 which just understeers specially when you have your foot off gas or on - you really have to modulate it - even throttle.
11-09-2000, 11:39 AM
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He's talking about the TT which uses a Haldex based Quattro system rather than
the Torsen (torque sensing) based system used in the A4 (S4, A6, and A8) and Passat. The difference between Quattro and 4Motion is in badging only.
11-09-2000, 11:40 AM
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"You really have to modulate it" - Strictly handling wise, which car has more of a fun factor..
behind it in your opinion?
The extra modulation Im thinking could be a "good" and require more 'driver'.
I.E. An M3 will requre more driver to be handled properly since the rear can really swing out.
Enteresting.. Not to get off topic but have you taken her to the track? How does she run into an out of the apex?
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The extra modulation Im thinking could be a "good" and require more 'driver'.
I.E. An M3 will requre more driver to be handled properly since the rear can really swing out.
Enteresting.. Not to get off topic but have you taken her to the track? How does she run into an out of the apex?
Regards,