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Old 10-08-2019, 11:35 AM   #1
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Default Subaru AWD Explained: AWD, VDC, DCCD


If you buy a 2020 Outback, WRX STI, a Crosstrek with a manual transmission or a WRX with a CVT, you get one of four very different all-wheel drive systems. Even though Subaru advertises it simply as "Subaru Symmetrical All Wheel Drive". In this video we look at the modern history of the systems, and how every version of the system works in current Subaru models.

Key information in this video was sourced from internal Subaru tech docs and conversations with Subaru engineers.
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Old 10-08-2019, 04:20 PM   #2
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Nice information!

However, I think it misses the early manual-transmission WRX system which has a center viscous limited-slip coupling/differential (50:50 split) and rear viscous limited-slip differential. (I found that out after a lot of reading online.)

I loved the "in action" clips btw.
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Old 10-08-2019, 04:32 PM   #3
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Nice information!

However, I think it misses the early manual-transmission WRX system which has a center viscous limited-slip coupling/differential (50:50 split) and rear viscous limited-slip differential. (I found that out after a lot of reading online.)

I loved the "in action" clips btw.
Thanks for watching! I mentioned that the earlier WRX models in the USA had rear LSD units in the Active AWD section (as with my 04). I should have been more explicit that also extended to the Continuous AWD models as well.

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Old 10-25-2019, 05:47 PM   #4
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Nice video. Are there guidelines for manual DCCD on dry surfaces? I vaguely recall seeing something about manual/full lock would be harmful to the center diff for street driving. And the recommendation was, if you were in manual mode, keep it all the way down.
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Old 10-26-2019, 11:21 AM   #5
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Did you ever get the email I sent you explaining what I'd discovered about XMODE and hill descent?
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Old 11-13-2019, 01:32 PM   #6
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Learn something new every day! How neat. Love the technology that goes into these machines.
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Old 11-13-2019, 01:56 PM   #7
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ok so maybe i missed it, but which one is in the regular 2015-2020 wrxs?
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Old 12-15-2019, 03:00 PM   #8
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Did you ever get the email I sent you explaining what I'd discovered about XMODE and hill descent?
What was the discovery?
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Old 04-18-2020, 01:23 PM   #9
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Super informative video. It's always nice to see how technology progresses through the years.
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Old 08-13-2020, 01:43 AM   #10
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This was really interesting and just fun to watch. Can the difference between STi-style limited slip diffs and plain VCD be felt while driving?
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