Классический кватро станет историей...

Ответ: Классический кватро станет историей...

А у Ауди в ближайшие годы и нет новинок никаких под эту систему ;-)

Хотя возможно в Туареге новом в 2009м появится?

А теперь.... оригинал:

"Audi has developed a new performance differential for its quattro AWD cars available from next year onwards. The new system distributes torque from the engine independently between the rear wheels, improving traction beyond that of the current AWD set-up. According to Audi, the tendency of its AWD cars to understeer has been reduced to almost nil thanks to the system analyzing acceleration, yaw angle and speed to identify where traction is lost.
In its basic setting, the torque-sensing centre differential delivers 40% of torque to the front axle and 60% to the rear. The new set-up is able to send part of this torque to the individual rear wheels almost instantly (less than 100 milliseconds) if it detects any loss of traction. The new differential features a multi-plate clutch running in an oil bath, with the clutches activated by an electro-hydraulic actuator.

Drivers will be able to select from three different operating modes, with ‘comfort’ mode focusing on stability, ‘auto’ mode providing a balance between stability and handling, and finally ‘dynamic,’ which offers the best handling but the roughest ride."

Ни о каком отказе от Torsen речь не ведецца, как видим. Это за один день уже второй прокол Mail.ru.

Речь идет про межКОЛЕСНЫЙ дифференциал. Аналог - новейшая реализация 4х4 в Honda Legend.

А межОСЕВОЙ торсен никуда не денецца. Он - лучшее решение на сей момент.