Last month, Jaguar launched it's new 2013 model year XJ and XF luxury
sedans with the All Wheel Drive™ and fuel efficient V6 engines at New
York City’s Highline Park.
The Jaguar AWD is an active torque-management system which uses a
performance-oriented rear-drive bias which can shift power to the front
wheels to either pre-empt or counter wheel slip. This allows enhancing
traction while retaining the sporty agility and steering feel of the
rear-wheel drive versions.
The AWD system is paired with a new supercharged 340 horsepower 3-liter
V6 engine, with eight-speed automatic transmission and featuring
Stop/Start technology.
Jaguar Land Rover engineers spent 18 months testing the new all-wheel
drive system in a variety of conditions, including the frozen lakes at
their development facility in northern Sweden.
