The new Ford Focus RS uses a GKN all-wheel drive (AWD) system with a Twinster twin-clutch system. This was not the first application of the technology – the Range Rover Evoque had already proven Twinster off-road and in production – but the Focus RS took it into new territory, revealing how much power torque vectoring could deliver to a brand’s marketing.
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GKN Driveline ‘s Senior Director of AWD Product Technology, Edward Kwon, concluded: AWD programs like the Ford Focus RS are rewriting the rules for drivelines – and GKN .
The RS features a twin-clutch GKN Twinster driveline , rather than a Haldex AWD. Ford and GKN worked closely to integrate the system that can apply torque independently, enabling the vehicle’s dynamic torque vectoring functions across its entire speed range.
9/5/2017 · Automotive drivetrain parts supplier GKN Driveline , which furnishes the innovative “Twinster” all-wheel-drive system used in the current Ford Focus RS hot hatch, has previewed a new electric axle concept ahead of the Frankfurt Motor Show in Germany.Dubbed the “eTwinsterX”, the system “represents the world’s most advanced electrified driveline .
3/9/2016 · The Range Rover Evoque, Ford Focus RS , Audi RS Q3, and other GKN -equipped vehicles have this feature. Naturally, the system exists in other environments, but still relies on the vehicle’s brakes …
4/7/2016 · GKN ’s DR Ray Kuczera discusses the Twinster AWD system on the Ford Focus RS . For the Mk3 Focus RS , driveline expert GKN developed a new version of its Twinster torque vectoring all-wheel drive (AWD) system. GKN Driveline ’s Vice President of Global Product Technology, Dr Ray Kuczera, explains what drivers need to know about the system.
10/26/2015 · I was never clear of GKN designed the entire driveline or from the rear driveshaft back, along with the electronics that control the RDU of course. 2016 Focus RS (first in MD and one of the first 50) 11.93 @ 116mph on street tires, 450whp/478wtq … 2016 Ford Focus RS in Stealth Grey w/ RS2 Package, Moonroof, 19 Premium Forged Wheels …
