Portadown Audi Sporty or smooth The multi-plate clutch

Portadown Audi Sporty or smooth The multi-plate clutch
The multi-plate clutchThe multi-plate clutch

More comfort less fuel consumption

The hydraulic multi-plate clutch enables more ride comfort and agility through electronic control. It also helps to reduce fuel consumption. If the driver applies the brakes when waiting at the traffic lights, for example, the electronics reduce the tendency to creep forward by decoupling the engine and the gearbox.

Spontaneous power

The multi-plate clutch is located in the multitronic transmission housing and controls the flow of power between the engine and the gearbox, operating primarily when starting acceleration.

Contrary to torque converters in conventional automatic transmissions, various start-off profiles can be realised via the electronic management of the multi-plate clutch. As a result, rapid power transmission or spontaneous response and slow acceleration are both possible.