Demystifying Torque Vectoring: How It Enhances Your Car's Performance

🔑Torque vectoring varies the amount of torque sent to each driven wheel, improving handling and traction.

📈Electronic stability control (ESC) uses sensors to detect traction loss and prevent accidents.

🔐Brake-based torque vectoring systems apply brakes to individual wheels to improve traction and balance.

🔁Limited slip differentials (LSDs) provide a mechanical solution to the traction difference problem in open differentials.

🚗Torque vectoring enhances a car's performance by improving cornering ability and stability.

How does torque vectoring improve handling?

—Torque vectoring improves handling by distributing torque to the wheels with the most grip, allowing for better traction and control during cornering.

What is the difference between brake-based and LSD torque vectoring systems?

—Brake-based torque vectoring systems apply braking force to individual wheels, while LSD torque vectoring systems utilize limited slip differentials to distribute torque.

Do all cars have torque vectoring?

—Not all cars have torque vectoring, but it is commonly found in performance and high-end vehicles to enhance their driving dynamics.

Is torque vectoring the same as four-wheel drive or all-wheel drive?

—Torque vectoring is often used in four-wheel drive or all-wheel drive systems to optimize power distribution, but it can also be used in two-wheel drive vehicles to improve handling.

Can torque vectoring be turned off?

—Some vehicles allow the driver to disable or adjust the torque vectoring system to suit their preferences or driving conditions.

00:00Car companies often use marketing jargon to describe their vehicles, but torque vectoring is a real and valuable engineering feature.

01:12Torque vectoring systems can enhance the performance of a car, providing better handling, traction, and stability.

05:06Open differentials and limited slip differentials (LSDs) are commonly used in vehicles, but torque vectoring can overcome the limitations of open differentials by varying torque distribution.

08:10Brake-based torque vectoring systems apply brakes to individual wheels, while LSD torque vectoring systems utilize LSDs to distribute torque.

10:58Torque vectoring systems incorporate sensors, such as yaw rate sensors, to detect changes in vehicle dynamics and adjust torque distribution accordingly.

11:37Torque vectoring is not exclusive to four-wheel drive or all-wheel drive systems; it can also be used in two-wheel drive vehicles to improve handling.

12:30Torque vectoring systems are commonly found in performance and high-end vehicles, but not all cars have this feature.

13:39Some vehicles allow the driver to disable or adjust the torque vectoring system, providing flexibility in driving preferences or conditions.