- 4motion
4motion is a registered trademark of Volkswagen Group (Volkswagen AG), used for naming
four-wheel drive (4WD) systems, used exclusively onVolkswagen -branded automobiles.It must be noted that "4motion" is a trademark, and does not imply which particular 4WD system technology is being employed on a particular car model.
Volkswagen parent company
Volkswagen AG has used differenttrademark names for their various brands of 4WD vehicles. Previously, Volkswagen cars used the term "Syncro", but currently they only use the term "4motion".For their
Audi branded cars, they use "quattro". Sister companies Škoda simply uses the nomenclature "4x4" after the model name, whereasSEAT merely uses "4".It is important to note that none of the above trademarks or nomenclatures define the operation or type of 4WD system.
Generally, Volkswagen would use
Haldex Traction systems on their transverse-engined cars. For longitudinal-engined cars, they would use aTorsen differential-based 4WD system instead.ee also
* quattro - the famed
Audi branded four wheel drive system
*4Matic - a four wheel drive system fromMercedes-Benz
*All-Trac - a four wheel drive system fromToyota
*ATTESA - a four wheel drive system fromNissan
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