At the moment, Porsche specialists are creating unique software designed for the coordinated operation of four electric motors. This solution should improve the stability and safety of all-wheel drive cars in adverse weather conditions.
Developers of the German brand are working on an innovative all-wheel drive concept based on the use of four electric motors. Each of them is responsible for rotating a separate wheel. According to Porsche engineers, this layout will give new-generation SUVs the ability to maneuver on a snowy track with exceptional precision, as if on rails.
Company specialists are confident that the scheme with four motors has advantages over classic cars with a single internal combustion engine and a differential system. Torque from the electric motor can reach the desired wheel almost instantly, which opens the way to creating a car with constant neutral handling.
Testing of the software for coordinating four electric motors continued at Porsche for two winter seasons. To complicate the task, engineers were forbidden to use additional sensors on the wheels. As a result, the Germans managed to fine-tune an intelligent all-wheel drive system that analyzes acceleration intensity, steering angle, and the risk of skidding, and is also capable of carefully correcting the driver's actions, increasing or reducing traction on individual wheels.
Porsche stated that this progressive system will soon appear on production models. Which particular car will be the first to receive the four-motor architecture, company representatives did not disclose, but the likely candidate is considered to be the next-generation Macan. Nevertheless, regardless of the specific model, engineers are satisfied with the test results and believe that "electric cars with four motors will soon cease to be a rarity."
