January 2022
Hi,
The actual handbrake moves up and down (and as I do it the handbrake light turns on and off), however, no tension at all is released and the car stays in parked mode. I try to pull forward or reverse and the car just rears up.... Read more
Many SUVs come with AWD but rarely come with FWD/RWD but with LSD (limited slip differential).
Am I correct to say FWD/RWD with LSD is as effective as AWD?... Read more
The old logic is not quite as relevant now with all the permutations of what you might loosely categorise as ESP/traction control/ASC.
Braking individual spinning wheels somewhat negates the need for an LSD for that purpose (racing applications are different). I can't work out quite what the Outlander does. It's definitely electronically controlled, and my MoT man says it just clutches in the rear diff when the front wheels spin, but quite how that relates to three switchable options, 4WD ECO, 4WD AUTO, and 4WD LOCK, neither of us can work out, On the previous model I had, I think the hardware and probably software were the same but 4WD ECO was called 2WD. Whatever it is it seems to work, presumably combined with TCS/ASC
I speculated that the Outlander might have some sort of pseudo-Haldex system but MoT man says not, and tbh I would expect something more agricultural or at least simpler on a Japanese-engineered car....
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