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R&T says the B6 S4 has 60/40 torque bias for the FRONT / rear.

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Old 02-24-2003, 05:19 AM
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Default R&T says the B6 S4 has 60/40 torque bias for the FRONT / rear.
Is this a typo? The Skyline, Lambo, 911 TT & C4S, and BMW systems all have rear-biased AWD systems. I do not understand the logic behind a front-biased system. Thoughts?

PS I know Haldex equipped cars have a front-biased system but they are 100/0 by default, no?
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It uses a Torsen center diff. which has inherent 50/50 bias.
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A Torsen doesn't HAVE to be 50/50 though right?
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You're right, and it doesn't make sense. Wait for more info from a *reliable* source.
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Default I personally think it's a typo.
I think they confused the weight distribution numbers with the Torsen split numbers.
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Correct.
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Maybe 60/40 just gives it the handling Audi wants? *shrug*
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Default That's what I think...
Remember, they tune for the "masses". I'm going to go ahead and go on record as saying I think that bias report will be found to be accurate.

We'll see.

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