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Old 08-03-2004, 08:31 AM
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Bluto, what car do you have now?? BMW X5??

Anyway, i was using % for torque figures to keep things simple.

Yes, ATRAC does have a limit...that is why i said that ATRAC will not achieve 50/50 split in the real world.

ATRAC is limited by the ABS system. So, that is the limiting factor.

Think of it this way...Hummer H2 can go up a 10% grade incline with one wheel traction. It has ATRAC-like system. Toyota has not published any figures, but i assume that it is probably just as good as Hummer H2's system. With all wheels having traction, a Hummer H2 can go up a 60% grade (compare to 10% with just one wheel). So, as you can see, there are limitation to ATRAC, just like LSD.
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