BorgWarner Provides Advanced 4WD Couplings for New VW Crafter

BorgWarner has recently informed that the up-to-date VW Crafter vehicle will be equipped with 2 variants of its electro-hydraulically activated 4WD coupling.

This space-saving and light-weighted engineering 4WD concept ensures well-spread torque between forward and back axles that result in enhanced torque-carrying capability, fuel efficiency and better car responsiveness on various types of the road surface. The difference between two options of coupling offered by BorgWarner lies in the fact that one model includes a differential locking control, when the other one operates without this mechanism.

To satisfy high standards specified by VW and deal with fixed back axle of Crafter, BW engineers supplemented the 4WD coupling design with the differential locking control. This mechanism operates via newly-designed ECU with installed software which ensures wanted road performance, allows gentle starts by providing better traction in the case when one wheel is on the surface with some degree of adhesion and the other is not. Due to the fact that 4WD coupling operates regardless of the differential speed between the forward and the back axle, full locking torque may be activated at any moment, taking into account the state of the road surface and car load balance.