Mitsubishi S-AWC

For the El Calafate airport (ICAO: SAWC), see Comandante Armando Tola International Airport.
Mitsubishi's S-AWC logo
Mitsubishi's S-AWC logo

S-AWC (Super All Wheel Control) is the brand name of an advanced full-time four-wheel drive system developed by Mitsubishi Motors. The technology, specifically developed for the new 2007 Lancer Evolution,[1] the 2010 Outlander (if equipped), the 2014 Outlander (if equipped), the Outlander PHEV and the Eclipse Cross have an advanced version of Mitsubishi's AWC system.[2][3] Mitsubishi Motors first exhibited S-AWC integration control technology in the Concept-X model at the 39th Tokyo Motor Show in 2005.[4] According to Mitsubishi, "the ultimate embodiment of the company's AWC philosophy is the S-AWC system, a 4WD-based integrated vehicle dynamics control system".[3]

It integrates management of its Active Center Differential (ACD), Active Yaw Control (AYC), Active Stability Control (ASC), and Sports ABS components, while adding braking force control to Mitsubishi's own AYC system, allowing regulation of torque and braking force at each wheel. S-AWC employs yaw rate feedback control, a direct yaw moment control technology that affects left-right torque vectoring (this technology forms the core of S-AWC system) and controls cornering maneuvers as desired during acceleration, steady state driving, and deceleration.[3][5] Mitsubishi claims the result is elevated drive power, cornering performance, and vehicle stability regardless of driving conditions.[1][3]

  1. ^ a b "Mitsubishi Motors develops S-AWC vehicle dynamics control system" Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine, Mitsubishi Motors press release, July 10, 2007
  2. ^ "All Wheel Control" Archived 2007-05-30 at the Wayback Machine, Mitsubishi Motors website
  3. ^ a b c d "Left-Right Torque Vectoring Technology as the Core of Super All Wheel Control" Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine, Kaoru Sawase, Yuichi Ushiroda, & Takami Miura, Mitsubishi Motors website
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference ecu was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "Next-Generation Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution Introduces Super-All-Wheel Control (S-AWC) For Supercar Handling"[permanent dead link], Mitsubishi Motors North America press release, November 14, 2007