"An ‘R Performance Torque Vectoring’ system is able to chuck anything up to 100 per cent of torque to one wheel, thanks to clutches that control the drive split between the axles and the left/right wheels."
https://www.carthrottle.com/post/th...nd-you-can-have-it-as-a-shooting-brake-wagon/
"Thanks to a new progressive technology known as R-Performance Torque Vectoring, the torque is distributed variably both between the axles and also between the rear wheels depending on the driving situation by means of selective wheel torque control."
https://www.volkswagen-newsroom.com...the-new-arteon-and-arteon-shooting-brake-6153
So the Arteon R will have whatever Borg's cooked up to compete with GKN's twinster. Probably assured the 8R will have it as well. I couldn't find anything on BW's website so it seems they're keeping technical information under wraps for now, and that the system is bespoke to VW. No reason it couldn't be extremely similar to the MQB 4motion clutch pack and the VAQ differential. If it doesn't come with a drift mode the hardware will already all be there for it.
I guess this means a lot of us 7R owners have to begrudgingly give the 8R a fair shake and make a serious decision instead of lazily dismissing it on the grounds of increased cost cutting and that useless outside of a showroom interior. Personally I'm letting the looks grow on me, and trying not to think it looks like a catfish with that angular front intake partition design.
How might this fit into your calculation on upgrading?
https://www.carthrottle.com/post/th...nd-you-can-have-it-as-a-shooting-brake-wagon/
"Thanks to a new progressive technology known as R-Performance Torque Vectoring, the torque is distributed variably both between the axles and also between the rear wheels depending on the driving situation by means of selective wheel torque control."
https://www.volkswagen-newsroom.com...the-new-arteon-and-arteon-shooting-brake-6153
So the Arteon R will have whatever Borg's cooked up to compete with GKN's twinster. Probably assured the 8R will have it as well. I couldn't find anything on BW's website so it seems they're keeping technical information under wraps for now, and that the system is bespoke to VW. No reason it couldn't be extremely similar to the MQB 4motion clutch pack and the VAQ differential. If it doesn't come with a drift mode the hardware will already all be there for it.
I guess this means a lot of us 7R owners have to begrudgingly give the 8R a fair shake and make a serious decision instead of lazily dismissing it on the grounds of increased cost cutting and that useless outside of a showroom interior. Personally I'm letting the looks grow on me, and trying not to think it looks like a catfish with that angular front intake partition design.
How might this fit into your calculation on upgrading?