Comments on: Swade’s Canadian connections pay off for Saab http://www.trollhattansaab.net/archives/2008/06/swades-canadian-connections-pay-off-for-saab.html Saab 9-1, 9-3, 9-4x, 9-5, 9-7x News Thu, 11 Dec 2008 06:34:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Mats http://www.trollhattansaab.net/archives/2008/06/swades-canadian-connections-pay-off-for-saab.html#comment-48616 Mats Sat, 28 Jun 2008 16:58:58 +0000 http://www.trollhattansaab.net/?p=6865#comment-48616 VW's 4motion is also Haldex based in all new cars now, albeit one generation older than Saab's XWD. VW’s 4motion is also Haldex based in all new cars now, albeit one generation older than Saab’s XWD.

]]> By: WooDz http://www.trollhattansaab.net/archives/2008/06/swades-canadian-connections-pay-off-for-saab.html#comment-48615 WooDz Sat, 28 Jun 2008 16:55:17 +0000 http://www.trollhattansaab.net/?p=6865#comment-48615 Saaboy: the quick answer is no. Audi uses two AWD systems, Audi adopt the Quattro signature for both but for the likes of the TT and A3 a Haldex application is used. In top performance S and RS models Audi use their more expensive torsional AWD system. Whether this system is superior to Saab's XWD is something that is proven not to be the case. http://www.trollhattansaab.net/archives/2008/05/testing-the-turbox-against-the-competition.html It might explain why it has been reported that Audi are currently developing a torsion vectoring system which will be very similar to Saab's XWD system. It could well be the same Haldex system just in a different guise. However that is something we will have to wait and see, until Audi finally brings it to market. Saaboy: the quick answer is no.

Audi uses two AWD systems, Audi adopt the Quattro signature for both but for the likes of the TT and A3 a Haldex application is used. In top performance S and RS models Audi use their more expensive torsional AWD system. Whether this system is superior to Saab’s XWD is something that is proven not to be the case.

http://www.trollhattansaab.net/archives/2008/05/testing-the-turbox-against-the-competition.html

It might explain why it has been reported that Audi are currently developing a torsion vectoring system which will be very similar to Saab’s XWD system. It could well be the same Haldex system just in a different guise. However that is something we will have to wait and see, until Audi finally brings it to market.

]]> By: Saaboy http://www.trollhattansaab.net/archives/2008/06/swades-canadian-connections-pay-off-for-saab.html#comment-48613 Saaboy Sat, 28 Jun 2008 16:26:21 +0000 http://www.trollhattansaab.net/?p=6865#comment-48613 ""There is no doubt that Saab’s new cross-wheel-drive system is the equal to Audi’s quattro or BMW’s X-drive, and it certainly surpasses Volkswagen’s 4Motion."" Why wouldn't it surpass them all? For example, isn't Audi's quattro, a more dated haldex system? “”There is no doubt that Saab’s new cross-wheel-drive system is the equal to Audi’s quattro or BMW’s X-drive, and it certainly surpasses Volkswagen’s 4Motion.”"

Why wouldn’t it surpass them all? For example, isn’t Audi’s quattro, a more dated haldex system?

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