I really detest how they are to drive, especially on ice or snow. If I had a field, or a very wide track with lots of run-off area, I could be a bit amused for a while. Otherwise, I’d rather drive most anything else.

Your original and following post was deliberately trying to paint a more positive and equal picture of Audi re: BMW’s system than in any way fair. That’s why I took offence.

No, they are not limited to 50/50 and Audi’s don’t AFAIK (especially all of them) shift up to 80-90% to either axle. In practice, what matters is the stupid marketing slogan that especially Audi uses that ‘it can’ send 100% to either axle because of the simple fact that if one end is slipping and you have the diff…

Due to what reason? Not from conventional wear. Fact is, they are car-life items whether you want to admit it or not. Audi AWD systems have had faults too, I’m sure. At least BMW’s isn’t shit even when it’s working...

First of all I never said that Audi never had haldex on longitunally mounted engines. I said that they did have viscous systems in Audis.

...or then you could actually base your statements on knowledge instead of absolutely ridiculous things.

No, modern multi-plate clutch packs with almost all AWD systems use are basically lifetime-proof. So no difference to gear-driven systems.

You get speed along with the superior handling with xDrive (or ZF’s system which is the same as in Alfa Romeos, Maseratis, Jaguars...): M135i xDrive not just faster than Porsche 911 C4 on a wet racetrack, but _significantly_ faster!

BMW M135i xDrive = almost 3 seconds faster per lap than Porsche 911 C4 on a wet track. For that price, what is more impressive? Praise for the handling too.

Funny, because technically and according to all the experts what you’re saying makes no sense.

Audi did use the viscous system provided by Swedish company Haldex. Only recently stopped using it. Audi buys several different supplier’s different mechanical AWD systems, from Borg Warner for example.

Audi uses many different systems even in their mechanical ones, made by several different suppliers. And yes. Audi did used to use viscous systems pretty recently even.

Completely shit video, horrible and inaccurate explanations.

Another car with a snooze-fest 4-cylinder engine. Don’t care.

Yeah, absolutely no doubt that this one has a 4-cylinder engine.

They’re testing the vomit-proofing of the cabin.

Well, duh, they MIGHT use an I4...seeing as that camo’d car does 100% have an I4 engine.

No matter what, Tesla needs a safety switch before anything even nearly full acceleration can be deployed. There are so many *********s driving Teslas that it’s absolutely certain that really many of them are going to torpedo their Tesla at full throttle into buildings, people, and inevitable crowds too like some kind…

Exactly. Trump’s push to improve the situation is not some ‘scary trade war mongering’. This is rational trade negotiation.

Just show me examples of American cars that were competitive with European cars in price after CO2 taxation, especially in situations 5-10 years ago!