My New Car

[MrH]

ATTESA E-TS (higher-po version in the G, Q, etc.) is a not a full-time AWD system - it sends 100% to the rear until needed elsewhere.

The Nissan system uses a traditional transfer case (bolted to the rear of the transmission) with a separate drive shaft running to a separate front diff. AFAIK it is unique for a modern car.

Not totally unique.  There's a few doing similar things.  The Panamera comes to mind (the drive shaft going forward is actually at a funky angle and goes through the transmission housing.  It's bizarre).

I love the GT-R layout.  Engine, to drive shaft, to transaxle in the rear, then another drive shaft going back to the front diff.  There are two drive shafts running the length of the car pretty much.

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GT-R=

[Raza]

GT-R=

Sweet land of Liberty.....

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Put a JApanese flag, a bidet and an 80s style control panel loaded with buttons on it and it's accurate. Even looks like the GT-R

[CaminoRacer]

I love the GT-R layout.  Engine, to drive shaft, to transaxle in the rear, then another drive shaft going back to the front diff.  There are two drive shafts running the length of the car pretty much.

Oh great, two things to break and impale myself with.

[Cookie Monster]

Oh great, two things to break and impale myself with.

Does your driveshaft like to routinely pop through the floorboards and impale you from time to time?

Better stick to FWD then.

[BimmerM3]

Does your driveshaft like to routinely pop through the floorboards and impale you from time to time?

Better stick to FWD then.

[68_427]

Does your driveshaft like to routinely pop through the floorboards and impale you from time to time?

Better stick to FWD then.

Or the Beetle

[CaminoRacer]

Does your driveshaft like to routinely pop through the floorboards and impale you from time to time?

Better stick to FWD then.

Friend of mine busted his back in July while doing a dyno run. New LS motor of some silly HP rating. (Idk how much considering the dyno run was never completed ) Didn't actually go through the floor, but made a good dent.

[GoCougs]

Not totally unique.  There's a few doing similar things.  The Panamera comes to mind (the drive shaft going forward is actually at a funky angle and goes through the transmission housing.  It's bizarre).

I love the GT-R layout.  Engine, to drive shaft, to transaxle in the rear, then another drive shaft going back to the front diff.  There are two drive shafts running the length of the car pretty much.

Panamera though looks to use a clutch pack to engage the rear - ATTESA-ETS uses a traditional transfer case (i.e., rear is permanently engaged (i.e., no clutches or the like) and the front is intermittently engaged):

[CaminoRacer]

What part of that disengages the front?

[Cookie Monster]

What part of that disengages the front?

I don't think it does... does that mean the Panamera has a FWD biased system?

[CaminoRacer]

Oh, that's the Panamera. Now it makes sense.

[Cookie Monster]

Oh, that's the Panamera. Now it makes sense.

I had to right click and view image to make sure it was the Panamera too.

[FoMoJo]

Panamera though looks to use a clutch pack to engage the rear - ATTESA-ETS uses a traditional transfer case (i.e., rear is permanently engaged (i.e., no clutches or the like) and the front is intermittently engaged):

Looks similar to the setup in my '78 Ford Bronco; except there was a differential instead of a clutch pack and no direct drive to the front axle.  Interesting result was that any wheel on a slick surface would spin unless the differential was locked; which was done by a switch activating a locking mechanism. 

[SVT_Power]

Congrats on the new ride!

(But 40k USD for a fancy Golf? I didn't know people would pay for such a thing)

[ifcar]

Congrats on the new ride!

(But 40k USD for a fancy Golf? I didn't know people would pay for such a thing)

Think of it as an Audi TT with cargo space, and now it's a bargain.

[GoCougs]

My hunch is they've left something off the diagram. Note that the front drive gear in the t-case is just hanging in space. Maybe they have something on the other side of the front ring gear.

[MX793]

My hunch is they've left something off the diagram. Note that the front drive gear in the t-case is just hanging in space. Maybe they have something on the other side of the front ring gear.

I think that the stack of plates in the transfer case is a clutch pack to engage the front axle.  ATTESA's transfer case with clutch instead of a traditional center diff is basically what Porsche used on the 959 and 964 and now uses on the Cayenne and Panamera.

[SJ_GTI]

Think of it as an Audi TT with cargo space, and now it's a bargain.

Or, you know, an Audi S3 hatchback with a 6-speed manual. 

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Congrats on the new ride!

(But 40k USD for a fancy Golf? I didn't know people would pay for such a thing)

Put it like this.... for 40K nobody else makes a car this fast, this refined, and this spacious/practical. Everything else at this price point is compromised in ways that make them worse daily drivers.

[AutobahnSHO]

yeah, the only only complaint I would have is the non-sunroof.   

[MX793]

Or, you know, an Audi S3 hatchback with a 6-speed manual. 

I like to think of it as being like an elephant, only with wheels, an engine, and no trunk.  Also, made of metal.

[CaminoRacer]

I think that the stack of plates in the transfer case is a clutch pack to engage the front axle.

Could be, if the gear is attached to the clutch plates and the output shaft just runs through it. Not the most obvious answer, but possible.

Edit: nah but then the output shaft would have to run through the clutches too, which is weird and probably not possible.

[68_427]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tugnyd0sBmQ

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YT blocked here but I'm guessing it's TST's 340i M-Sport One Take?

[MrH]

  Yes.  I thought the exact same thing when I saw that pop up in my youtube feed this morning.

[CALL_911]

Farah's One Takes are fantastic.

The Smoking Tire would make a great name for a bar.

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I've been meaning to check out his podcast. Apparently it has a good following. Anyone heard it yet?

[SJ_GTI]