A question about D3 facelifts, and the 4WD system
 

I've seen, scattered around the internet, the following two statements:

- All D3 A8s had a 60/40 rear/front 4WD system, usig (IIRC) the Torson T3 differential.

- Pre facelift cars had the T2 differential givign a 50/50 split. FL cars had the T3 giving the 60/40 split.

Now, these can't both be true. Does anyone *know* the turth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth? "Knowing" for these purposes doesnt mean trawling the net for support for one or other statement!

Unless they mean the PF/FL D2 and all D3 had the 60/40..

Though, I though all '8s had a 60/40 split apart from the D3 S8's and the D4s.

According to Wikipedia the 40/60 T3 arrived in about 2006/7 initially on the B7 RS4. So the first few years of D3's and all D2's were 50:50.

As far as I know 40:60 split was introduced around 2006 in RS4/RS6 and later filtered down to S models and then to regular non S models.

My best guess would be that D3 S8 and FL D3 A8 probably have 40:60 split but PF D3 A8 will be 50:50 as 40:60 was not available in 2003


Edit: HPSauce beat me to it

Interesting.

I always *thought* I had 50:50 in my '08.

This winter drifting on a lot of pure ice it felt shifted to the back. I was afraid to ask ... And strangely it was the first year with quattro in the winter - the other was a summer queen ...

How does the backwards shift feel in a RS4 compared to the previous modell ? Anybody had the experience already ?

If somebody can elaborate with some technical sheets, that would be fine.

I suspect the definitive answer will only be had by finding out when the T3 differential came to be fitted to the S8.

So, who has access to Audi tech sheets?