Mercedes-Benz 4Matic All-Wheel Drive Explained  

Driving Sports TV no I love how my works during the winter and off-roading

Driving Sports TV I’m guessing their engineers know more about it then me so I’ll leave it to them...😉

Maybe they should make it an option?

Please do audi's quattro

Driving Sports TV they will use torque vectors to automatically remove $$ from wallets

Their current line of hoodies are really comfortable. I bought many. -RD

Love you Boris

Hahhaah i just cried

Boris? Here? Lol!

He wears more adidas track suits than Missy “Misdemeanor” Elliott!

Fields Carlisle no its S210

You mean, just like the video stated? Smartass.

@@RevolverDennis s210 is w210

@@leksasdf it doesn't though lol

///AmgFanboi74 huh?

Falcon eyes, bravo!

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hahaha

Now that's an eye for detail

Lol

Audi now copies xdrive

Only a few models does. The sportier ones are still Quattro full time awd.

@@GodKing804 lol no. xdrive is utter crap, and my S1 even being an haldex makes wonders in the snow

And Haldex/BorgWagner (In i.e. Volvo)

Yeah and throw in Volkswagen 4motion too as well!

Try the Engineering Explained Channel.

Nooooo no no no no Quattro way more better

thank you was wondering

@@vasileb.5397 quattro is overrated and bad

@@wincentbatuk44That’s just untrue. An A8 with snow over its hood can effortlessly plow through, while other-brand SUVs spin their wheels.

No! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-LKoTmxkdoXE.html @@champy1210

the answer is simple: 4 ets

@@borillkageza1443 4ets+ on the later ones

I currently drive that same 08 c300 4matic

Wonder why physics cannot be beaten by higher car with higher weight centre…

Comparing Benz with Jeep? That's an insult for Benz

the old one e500 4matic was the best system ever according with sbc.

Okay?? Just google it then or use your brain and think

@@AFilipj Man, only If had your gigantic brain, then maybe I could understand the difference between a wise guy and a wise man because I’m pretty sure you’re the prior.😃

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@@AFilipj you're a goddamn genius, you must have an IQ of 160!!

Oh no 😮

Not a w124 ...

How about if it breaks,I'm doing research before I buy,I'm looking for a cls55 amg I'm leaning to no 4matic

@@joegomes1352 it’s such a simple system it really has nothing to break, just change the fluid every 60-80,000 miles which is not easy.

@@racekar80 ok thanks I have been leaning towards the 4 matic,because it snows where I live

Drive Volvo

@@recepb.6653 My mom actually hade a Volvo C70 convertible when I was in High School. Such a fun car, would totally love to own one myself

@@mpkp2011 i was using commodore 64 pc when i was 7 now i use apple you should try 2020 xc90 . 2011 ml was rusty as far as i remember and has to go to the junkyard already

@@mpkp2011 fuck that guy. The ML350 is obviously popular for a reason. Also fuck that overblown 4 cylinder Volvo is trying to push on everyone. Dollars to donuts that Volvo xv 90 doesn't make it 9 years like the Merc did.

@@jbmazhar2000 Absolutely agree. You can't beat naturally aspirated V6s and V8s. Mine is already at 140k miles and it still looks/drives new. No rust or anything close. I have friends ask if it is a 2015 or 2017 lmao. Every Volvo ages terribly, where every Mercedes design is a true classic that will always be a head turner.

Well the ABS block brakes the rear wheels and thus the power can go to the front instead of slipping

D Jaquith A Mercedes should be RWD. None of this 4 Matic stuff. Also, you can’t get magic body control with 4 matic. I drive where it snows a few times a year and I still have RWD.

My 4 matic drivetrain basically broke and we now are selling it due to the damn repairs 😂

You need 4wd in the rain? Why? Is Florida rain different? We drive rear wheel drive in the snow without any issues in the Nordic countries.

B_M_F_710 works like a charm on my GLC43 suv! Rear tires are wider then front and torque split is awesome!

@@jondoe1310 That's because the AMG Performance 4matic is a different system, and it comes with torque vectoring.

“Winter Sottozero” is specifically labeled as a winter/snow tire.

I've owned 2 w203 c classes and both have a rear bias AWD and never got stuck in snow or ice or actually ever😂I have no clue how the system works but I do know it WORKS

Toyota much

LOL.

I mean, except for Vag's Quattro system....

Go drive any Evo with AYC (iv - x) then drive one without AYC it makes a big difference.

W124 E300 4-matic is the greatest

Its probably the best too.

@@jbmazhar2000 it is

boostedmaniac typical american thinking. Actually yes, it will “wreck” the handling and mpg because in European cars, especially Mercedes or Bmw, handling is the most important part of a car. Cheers

Mati Mati torque vectoring helps handling. I’m sure it was omitted because of cost to the manufacturer and thinking not a must have for this type of vehicle.

Yes. Proper tires are a must, however.

That's why AMG models have torque vectoring.

That goes for more recent models

Garrett Giuffre no. Only e63 and e63S

I have Porsche cayenne is bad in snow but not ML350.

they still use torsen on a4 and higher a3 and lower are haldex

Porsche doesn't use Quattro found in Audi. New Quattro Ultra system uses some sort of Haldex system. Eventually torsen differentials will go away.

From what I see on Polish channels the "robust" does not necessarily mean reliable. I am not sure though, I just saw some repair videos etc.

not true. Why robust. Dangerous and in some situation unusable. The 4 matic with 4ets is more robust and has 3 diff locks with brake assist. Audi had only 2 diff lock manualy, which are allways broken if you should not be careful. w124 had in 1987 the better system. Thats fact.

Turbo Bandit sells some good actuators and valve plates for improving the 5G-Tronic, if you need more transmission performance :) I personally dont even think the 7G-Tronic is so much worse with torque, it still can hold up up to 1000NM or Torque, only the big peakes of ABS or ESP control kill it in my opinion, mostly saw them getting destroyed in ML420/450s that had 300k+ km on them while getting used and pushed a lot :)

w124 was the most badass Benz. my brother had the 320 coupe, awesome car.

Now we are talking business! That's why we have two W124 Sedans. Currently looking to get a 420 (:

*W123

@@soufri well yes but actually no

Nothing is better than a good old w123 or w124 .....

Bavaria is the Mexico of Germany. I'm sure the 4Matic is a much better system otherwise Mercedes wouldn't be so stout about it. They've made cars for the ultra elite for decades, they're luxury that run forever. Especially the w124 4Matic.

@@zoxischillin8462 my w210 has got broken glow plugs and I stopped driving it 3 years ago. ain't that a bitch? Are you German? why do you speak poorly of Bavaria?

Peter McDonald oof shoulda got a toya

Oh I'd definitely say Mercedes-Benz and Porsche do more testing (real world conditions) than the other German brands. Volvo does well in the cold too, of course.

Buy a G wagon or porsche cayenne you can hammer on them in minus 30 Celcius

Just bought a used E550 with 15k mi. Any tips besides oil and basic maintenance on how to keep it running well to 120k+?

What I found up in Canada for the E550 mine has 200,000 km on it feels like it's brand new I had the extended warranty through Mercedes they replace the air suspension for free zero deductible within a hundred km of the warranty expiring so I understand that the extended warranty is a little more expensive through Mercedes but if you can get it I would highly recommend it Nothing has gone wrong with that vehicle but I've always had it serviced through Mercedes that's probably why as soon as you take it to another mechanic they try to put on aftermarket parts and charge you for Mercedes parts even the windshield wipers it makes a difference It's also more expensive to get work done at Mercedes but I guess in the long run it's worth it My e5550 is one of the best cars I've ever had I can see why it's used as a taxi in certain parts of the world the thing is a tank

This was the first “AWD explained” video we produced and I absolutely agree with you. If you see our later versions, such as the one for Subaru or Toyota, they are more comprehensive.

stupid kid no one brought u here to mention quattro its talk time for 4 matic

@@almighty9662 yea quatro has been around for longer than 4matic. They won lots of rallys with it. Speaking of. You need to be at least 90 to call me kid, old man. I do have a mercedes though but not 4matic.

as with 4 matic there are numerous "forms" of quattro. A3, TT, Mercedes A: FWD with haldex driven rear wheels, R8 same but rotated 180° (rwd with haldex attached front wheels) "quattro ultra" (a bit like the thing in the A3) and even normal "quattro" in the A4, A6 and A8 variants had different variants with sometimes up to 3 torsen diffs. while 4matic except for the first gen didn't use locking diffs. (except for the G classes now also called 4matic but here the diff locks are manually). Torque splits earlier were always 50:50 with the old quattros, which made them understeer. While mercedes always used a rear bias. For a few years now Audi also uses a rear bias. And for x-drive: basically a RWD with an electronically controlled wet clutchpack that varies the power to the front wheels. (not like previous Haldex systems just when there is slip but continuously). Back to your test: it may depend on what year, what cars, what driver and what tires. And lastely who did the test (with which intention). There are several tests on YT which show an Audi Q5 and a BMW X5 with the X5 loosing or an Q3 and X3 with the same result. And when car magazines tried to recreate the test, they werent able to halt the BMWs like in the videos. I saw a test on TV where a Tesla S, a Subaru WXR STI and an A45 were tested last winter, and for traction from 0-60 the A Class with the shi$% Haldex beat the other two (it looked like they already had a haldex system that gave torque to the rear wheels when flooring it, no matter if there was slip to help initial launch.) I have a GLK, which to my knowledge has a torque split of 50:50 and a electronically self-locking center diff. To get the ESP lamp to light up (which indicates slip) i needed all 4 tires on ice or real commitement on snow. (of course good tires are essential anyway and my snow driving was limited to 20cm of snow) I have driven RWD Cars for the last 20 years in every wheather from snow and ice to hail, to ice rain and storm, so the 4 matic feels almost idiot proof to drive to me. (except for the fact that idiots don't realize how slippery it really is and then are surpised when they have to brake.... when braking it doesn't matter that much how many wheels are driven...)