MKII Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 (edited) Cool video showing how the new AWD system works http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtyx-7rNpFc Edited March 20, 2012 by MKII Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mettech Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 Or http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVLXQOXmdVA&feature=related Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 Cool video showing how the new AWD system works http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtyx-7rNpFc It's cool but those bars sticking out on the side would get stuck on everything...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Transpower Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 Nice video, but a better AWD system would have torque going left to right or right to left on both axles, not just front to back or back to front. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickF1011 Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 (edited) Or http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVLXQOXmdVA&feature=related in that video, given that both sets of wheels are moving and the vehicle isn't bottomed out on anything, the limiting factor is obviously traction (ie the tires). Slamming the gas to dig holes in the snow sure didn't help things. Edited March 20, 2012 by NickF1011 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 Nice video, but a better much more expensive and much more complicated AWD system would have torque going left to right or right to left on both axles, not just front to back or back to front. FTFY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 in that video, given that both sets of wheels are moving and the vehicle isn't bottomed out on anything, the limiting factor is obviously traction (ie the tires). Slamming the gas to dig holes in the snow sure didn't help things. Are you trying to suggest that in order for AWD or 4WD to work effectively you need at least one wheel with traction? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenCaylor Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 Nice video, but a better AWD system would have torque going left to right or right to left on both axles, not just front to back or back to front. Isn't that what traction control does? That's how it works on my Mustang. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickF1011 Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 Are you trying to suggest that in order for AWD or 4WD to work effectively you need at least one wheel with traction? Yeah, usually tends to help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 Isn't that what traction control does? That's how it works on my Mustang. Kinda sorta, but indirectly. It stops the wheel that's spinning which forces torque to the other wheel. But it also cuts engine power in most cases. And it doesn't always work on all 4 wheels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
svtenthusiast Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 in that video, given that both sets of wheels are moving and the vehicle isn't bottomed out on anything, the limiting factor is obviously traction (ie the tires). Slamming the gas to dig holes in the snow sure didn't help things. Also, that's an old generation Kuga, not the one that's the same as the 2013 Escape. The video was posted years ago according to youtube. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ansi789 Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 I said the the Kuga is intelligent AWD and the Ford escape is Intelligent 4wd corret? What is the different between the 2013 Ford Escape intelligent 4wd and the AWD system that comes on other vehicles? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 I said the the Kuga is intelligent AWD and the Ford escape is Intelligent 4wd corret? What is the different between the 2013 Ford Escape intelligent 4wd and the AWD system that comes on other vehicles? Marketing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master-Blaster Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 It's my opinion that AWD systems still require a decent set of snow/ice rated tires to be truely effective on snow and ice covered roads.. I drove an AWD Subaru for a couple of years in Canadian winter conditions with 4 season tires until the government made it mandatory to install winter tires here in Quebec, Canada. I purchased a set of Winter Blizzaks and wow what a difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ansi789 Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 So pretty much that Intelligent 4wd is actually AWD but they just want to marketed as intelligent 4wd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 So pretty much that Intelligent 4wd is actually AWD but they just want to marketed as intelligent 4wd. Technically speaking there is no real difference between AWD and 4WD. Both versions send power to all 4 wheels. Traditionally AWD was used for automatic systems that are always on and which send power to the non-default driven axle only as needed. (like Ford crossovers and sedans) 4WD is traditionally used to designate a system where the torque can be forced to all 4 wheels all the time (like Ford trucks and RWD SUVs). What Ford did in this case is add some intelligence to the normal AWD system with terrain selection and other software features and called it 4WD. Since there is no actual standard for what gets called which one, it's up to the mfr based on how they want to market the vehicle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ansi789 Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 OK, That clear thing up on this topic. Thanks You akirby. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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