Jaguar-FPace Brochure

ADVANCED DRIVETRAIN TECHNOLOGY

ALLWHEEL DRIVE INTELLIGENT DRIVELINE DYNAMICS

F-PACE’s All Wheel Drive (AWD) system combines the agility and character of Rear Wheel Drive (RWD) with the increased security and traction provided by AWD. In normal driving, F-PACE is predominantly RWD to deliver handling purity, feel and balance. But when roads become more challenging, or when you accelerate more keenly on low-grip surfaces, the system subtly channels power forwards enabling F-PACE to maintain optimum traction for comfortable progress in all conditions. F-PACE’s AWD uses a transfer case at the back of the 8-speed Automatic Transmission to manage the appropriate distribution of torque to the front and rear wheels. Engineered to ensure that F-PACE retains the dynamic behaviour of a Jaguar, the transfer case contains an electro-mechanically activated multi-plate clutch with an actuator to build hydraulic pressure. This pressure is quickly and accurately controlled to generate the required force in the clutch to transfer the optimal amount of torque to the front wheels. Unlike other systems that react to wheel slip, Jaguar’s Intelligent Driveline Dynamics (IDD) software is predictive and uses sensors measuring throttle and steering inputs to anticipate wheel slip. IDD seamlessly co-ordinates these inputs and compares them with responses from the engine, transmission and traction control systems to calculate the traction available and distribute torque accordingly even before grip is lost. From a standstill F-PACE can transition from RWD to AWD in as little as 165 milliseconds or just 100 milliseconds when the car is moving. The result is a drive which blends the character of RWD with the capability of AWD, providing outstanding levels of performance and control whatever the road throws at you.

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DRIVING TECHNOLOGY