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Old 11-06-2024, 05:17 PM   #6161
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Originally Posted by DoubleF View Post
I don't know much about cars, but the Haldex AWD sounds like it was designed to be stable and boring and not very sporty/aggressive in corners in comparison to the other options. It almost sounds like it would be stable driving in inclement weather and adverse conditions (maintains normal performance), but if you started trying to drive aggressively in those conditions it would basically just try to sorta neutralize it?

I've only driven vehicles with SH-AWD and xDrive and they both sound closer to the Torsen than Haldex. The xDrive in particular I can definitely feel the back kick out more when the TCS turns off when I'm on Sport+ mode.
It depends a lot on the age of the car. The early systems were absolutely what you described, but they've done a bunch of stuff to make them a bit more dynamic feeling. The limitation of the torque split will always be a bit of a buzz kill compared to those other systems though.
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