Ford's all-wheel-drive line lock would spin some wheel, then others, and could disconnect stationary wheels from the driveline.
on the Mustang for the 2015 model year. In rear-wheel drive vehicles, it locks the front brakes, allowing the rear wheels to spin freely while the car remains stationary. In drag racing, this is helpful for doing burnouts to warm up the tires before staging at the starting line, but it also provides an easy way to smoke the tires on any occasion.
Instead of trying to spin all the wheels at once, Ford discusses using a controller to brake some wheels while others spin, alternating until each tire has been warmed up. This could be done by braking both wheels on one axle, or by braking individual wheels. So burnouts could be done with one axle and then the other, or by spinning the left or right wheel on a given axle while the opposite one is braked.
Patented ideas don't automatically go into production, but an all-wheel drive line lock could be a good fit for performance EVs. Ford already has theFord builds a Mustang Mach-E with 7 electric motors, 1,400 horsepower
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