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Porsche working on a breakthrough e-AWD system

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05-12-2019 17:15
Porsche just announced that is has been testing an innovative all-wheel drive system – which is based on four electric engines mounted one per wheel – for two winters already.

Porsche just announced that is has been testing an innovative all-wheel drive system – which is based on four electric engines mounted one per wheel – for two winters already.

Attaching a motor to every wheel ensures that the car delivers the maximum possible amount of torque to the ground at all times, thus maximizing the off-road performance.

Porsche added that the tech would soon arrive on the market in a new production car, but did not specify which one. One of the likeliest candidates is the Porsche Macan depicted here.



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