Darth Kinetic

So I have had my 2012 x coupe since last Friday. For the most part I have not put it to the test outside of straight line acceleration. But I have caught the corner a few times sharp and attempted an aggressive exit only to have the traction control kick in to catch my loose rear end, dead the throttle and pinch the brake...

When am I supposed to feel the front wheels helping out?

Mind you I come from the experience of a stock 2000 Audi A6 Quattro 2.7b/t and that kind of punch from a corner exit would have been flawless with its AWD...

I look forward to your thoughts

Byron Sexton

buyers remorse???? LOL

ItalianG37xS

It is not an AWD system like the quattro you find in an Audi. It is an "intelligent all wheel drive system". Look here:

2014 Infiniti Q60 Coupe Performance | Infiniti USA

Darth Kinetic

Not at all...at least not yet.
I clearly need to to adjust my driving technique and reset some expectations. Was looking for thoughts as such.

Thank you

Darth Kinetic

The web link to infiniti home page was helpful as I found some CBTs, computer based training videos , on some of the controls and features of the car. But the gloss over of the AWD was disappointing.
I will keep searching the forum for more info. Till then ,thanks !

Byron Sexton

I'm just joking with you.

2008G-Man

I have a M AWD and yes, the AWD function is glossed over everywhere. I just assume it's working all the time as there is no indications in the display, etc.

Darth Kinetic

Byron, I took it as such

Sixtus

I drive mine in the snow all the time, trust me it works very well, the second the back start slipping the front end kicks in.

Darth Kinetic

The snow part sounds promising but I was more curious about cornering and such. I see an off switch down to my left on the dash, a car with swiggles that I presume to be to turn off traction control?? Does that also in any way disengage awd??

farmurr

I've never pushed that button myself, but from what I hear VDC Off = you in a ditch.

https://www.myg37.com/forums/newbie-...ff-button.html

wild_pea

No, it simply is just traction control basically if the car is slipping it will bog and skip...if its off you will just spin which actually helps sometimes if your stuck too.

Superteeth

Turn it off to have a little fun, as per the thread that was linked.

rmfnla

My impression is the Infiniti AWD is not as performance oriented as the Audi...

blackfunk

iTrader: (1)

Its 4wd in the sense that torque is only transferred when the front wheels slip I've seen it get stuck quite a few times where as soon as power gets transferred to the front and the car starts moving power gets rerouted to the rear wheels where it gets stuck again and starts the process all over again. Using the snow button does help as it seems to lock the system into 4wd up to 15mph I believe. With Audi its 4wd full time.