so this morning got to drive my A4 out of an alley with 1FT of unplowed snow.<br>To make it short, it took me 1hr to get a 1998 honda civic out, and 30 seconds in the quattro. <br>(quattro rules, blah blah)<br>However:<br>I was playing in the deep snow for about an hour, spinning the wheels, feeling the EDL etc.<br>When i was done, and got out the car, i could smell the brake pads!!<br>I know the A4 uses the brakes to limit spin. Seems to me that this is a short term thing that should be used to get out of a bind, but not to go "off roading". Won't this prematurely wear the pads and rotors? As well as heat up the rotors (read warp)<br>I am starting to think that a limited slip on the rear is a good idea. Anyone install the Quaiffe unit?<p><br>Comments?<p>1996 a4 2.8 qm<p>

I agree, I think that the EDL is really just meant for getting out of nasty situations...I guess it was a cost cutting measure to keep price down since it is a "free" form of traction control and it takes advantage of the characteristics of the open diffs at each axle. <p>Wouldn't it be possible to have 3 Torsen differentials? One in the middle that splits torque front and rear, and one at each axle that splits torque left and right...<p>I was reading somewhere the other day that you can get Torsen limited slip diffs for Pontiac Firebirds! Pretty cool....<p>Cheers,<br>-Ash 98.5 Silver 1.8TQMS

<br>My wife said she smelled "something burning" yesterday, after spinning the tires trying to get through the snowbank that had been deposited at the end of our driveway. Now at least I know what the smell was. By the way, Quattro does rule blah blah blah. My wife would have never gotten through the bank without it (at least without me doing a lot of shoveling).<br>

Does anyone know if the new Cherokee has three torsen diffs? The advertising says something like "the most capable four-wheel drive system ever", and says that it can apply 100% of the torque at one wheel. Do they do it with three torsens or what?