Audi Glossary

Audi Glossary
AA6_D_10773Phantom drawing of the Audi A4 (B7) Saloon showing drivetrain and suspension

quattro®

Audi's quattro® permanent all-wheel drive, has had over 25-year-long tradition. The idea was simple enough: Transfer power from front to back and side to side as needed. After all, a wheel spinning is wasted motion. Along with better performance, quattro provides high levels of active safety and improved traction on virtually all surfaces. On cars with longitudinally installed engines, a differential distributes power and compensates for differences in wheel rotation when cornering; if the car has a transverse engine, these tasks are performed by a Haldex® clutch.