The FWD based AWD system can be made very capable - it simply costs and weighs more. Look at the Ford Kuga in the famous Swedish CRV video. Very similar systems, but very different torque capacities, and very different results.
Highlander Hybrid AWD. That dinky little electric motor in the back does absolutely nothing. That car will not climb even the most gently sloped of driveways once the front wheels encounter ice.
ACWR - "Active Corrosive Weight Reduction"
Either pay up, or deal with VW electronics....
RIP Suzuki SX4
You have the on-board?
Dusty @ 3:22!!
It's a 1 wheel drive converted scooter. They took an electric moped (10 KW, so 13hp), split it up, and put a fiberglass and styrofoam body on it. The rear wheel mounted electric motor from the moped is the left rear wheel for this thing, the front fork and wheel are lifted directly from the moped, and the right rear…
W8 wagon - 21-30% Jalop. That's it??
Does getting asked to leave for playing with the AIM dash on the Mazda TUSCC car count?
Usually its the supplier reps - they dress the same and have the swagger, but they're just salesmen. They can be just as bad with a waitress at lunch.
You should try coming on industry preview day and watch all the engineers and interns climb all over the cars with tape measures and mirrors on cameras, trying to get that sweet sweet benchmarking data. Makes it all worth it.
First gen mustangs and cougars had them. I think they were relatively common before the 70s based on the number of people I meet who know exactly what that lever does.
'14!?! I had an '01 Rav4 with exactly the same switches. Does Toyota simply not update things?
Specifically, a hypoid ring and pinion set. The ring and pinion in a traditional FF car is just a pair of spur gears, which is much more efficient. Modern hypoid sets are approaching 99% loaded efficiency, but they used to be closer to 95% (5% power loss from 1 gear!)
Lol, glad I could help. Please do fact check, there are a lot more interesting things to learn.
Originally, manufacturers switched to FWD for cost and efficiency. The driveline is simpler with FWD, the rear suspension is simpler, and there are no ring and pinion gearsets, which tend to be inefficient. FWD also packages nicely when you're more concerned about trunk size and rear seat space than straight line…
When you show up to Cars and Coffee with your W8 wagon, and some asshole who thinks he's special brings a manual one.