800HP EX35

[bigbenex35]

That's crazy...

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=x0-FW9th3BY

[NJGuy]

WOW.

Talk about a sleeper vehicle. I couldn't really see the intercooler behind the upper and lower grills in the video. The only obvious things that I could see from the outside that hinted at a power upgrade were the brakes and muffler.

Heck, it looks like it still had the stock Dunlop tires that you guys all love .

[CDNicecube]

Wow! I want one just like that!

Anyone else noticed the front wheels were turning as fast as the rear? I guess it is because the computer was noticing that the rear wheels were slipping.

Also, was there a delay between the front wheels engaging, vs the back wheels? I couldn't tell for sure.

[bigbenex35]

Not sure what you mean... If the EX35 is AWD, It's normal that the front wheels are turning as fast as the rear...

[CDNicecube]

I just realized why that is. I was confused for a sec but all is well now

Our ATTESA system is such that the 4 wheels are powered equally until about 18mph. Then the system sends 100% power to the rear unless slippage is detected. I was surprised to see in this video, on a AWD Dyno, that slippage was obviously detected as the front wheels are being powered past 18mph - at the same speed as the rear. I expected to see the front wheels powering down, but then I realized that if they did that, the system would have detected a difference in speed between the front and rear, and would power the front wheels (slippage would have been detected) - or stop the rear wheels. My bad - this video is normal

But there is something else: did you notice the slight delay before the front wheels engage? You can balrely see it but it is there. There is another video that shows the same thing, a slight delay before the front wheels engage. Seems odd that the delay, while short, is still relatively long...

No biggy, just an interesting observation.

[bigbenex35]

good to know about the ATTESA system ! Didn't know it worked like that...