Tuesday, January 27, 2009

Ford Experts Wipe the Clouds Blurring AWD Technology

Ford Motor Company is now offering affordable all-wheel-drive (AWD) vehicles like Fusion and Mercury Milan. These vehicles will be offered to an extended Ford market in the auto industry. The new automobiles from the automaker will also delve on clearing the blurry ideas about AWD technology. "Many people think about the AWD system on the Ford Edge the same way they think of the four-wheel-drive (4WD) system on their F-150,incorporate a simple lock and unlock feature. "What's really impressive about these systems is that they don't just react to slip," said Rodrigues. "They usually prevent that slip from occurring in the first place. By predicting slip and preventing it, the driver doesn't feel the vehicle slipping and responding. The operation is seamless."
"When cornering, the front wheels want to track a wider arc than the rear wheels. Because all four wheels are locked together physically, you simply can't do that with part time. It is an inherent part of the design and is fully intended.

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