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Jan 17, 2006 | 07:02 PM

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jaguar 4x4 problem

I bought x-type with 3.0 engine. year '04. Came to Europe from US
I bought it only because it has 4 wheels drive, at least it should
have.
And now on snow, i felt that actually there is only two wheels drive
and rear ones!!!! Wich I would never ever buy. In oficial website it is said, that even
if You would buy two wheels drive, then it will be front wheels.
Can it be true, that 3.0 x-type and it is only rear wheels
drive?
And please don't laugh from me, I had two days to decide what car to buy and was too lazy to check everything

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P.S In generally car is good except for some strange electronic foults time to time and fuel cosumption wich i have average 26-28l/100km

Thanks guys

Jan 17, 2006 | 08:19 PM

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RE: jaguar 4x4 problem

THE X-TYPE HAS A REAR WHEEL BIAS SO THAT IT FEEL LIKE A REAR DRIVE CAR,AND IT IS NOT A 4X4 IT IS ALL WHEEL DRIVE, THIS HANDELS DIFFERNTLY THEN A TRUE 4X4,ALSO IN 2003 JAG GOT RID OF THE VISCOUS COUPLING IN THE ALL WHEEL DRIVE UNIT RESULTING IN A LESS POSITIVE ALL WHEEL DRIVE FEEL.

Jan 18, 2006 | 04:43 AM

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RE: jaguar 4x4 problem

So how can I feel and understand that this car has all wheels drive

Jan 20, 2006 | 10:41 PM

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RE: jaguar 4x4 problem

Your car hasall whell drive and it's split 60/40 60 for the front and 40 in the rear. As for the snow and ice, having 4 wheel drive will NOT prevent you fron losing control. It works great in the rain, but snow and ice is a differnt beast.

If you want to see your 4 wheel drive in action to make sure it's all working, jack you car up on all four corners and once all 4 wheels are off the gound, start it up and put it in drive. You should see one front and one rear spining....

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Jan 31, 2006 | 02:22 PM

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RE: jaguar 4x4 problem

Actually, when I was reading up on the X-Type before I bought it. The car is actually rear wheel drive with a "traction 4 wheel drive" system. So when loss of traction is recognized by the vehicle, power to the front wheels is applied to give the effect of 4 wheel drive. The power distribution ratio is actually 40 front and 60 rear.

I tested this on a snowy day, and slammed the gas at a dead stop, as the tail slightly spun (as if it were a rear wheel drive car), the fronts caught and I blasted through the snow effortlessly[8D].

Click on link that describes the traction system...
http://www.thecarconnection.com/Vehi...183.A3273.html

... relevant info from article... "The new Jaguar Traction-4 drive system, the first ever for this brand, uses an epicyclic center differential that splits torque between the front and rear axles in 40/60 proportion, with a viscous coupling inserted between the front and rear outputs of the center differential that will transfer torque from one tire to the other whenever required to maintain traction"

Thing that scares me, can we rely on a differential?[sm=alcoholic.gif]