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Dec 9, 2008 | 06:16 AM

Gibber

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Locking Diffs?

In the morning pulling out of my garage I have to make a very sharp turn, and it feels like the inside wheel is skidding instead of rotating. I thought that the wheels were rubbing the liner but that's not the case. The only time it happens is when I turn full lock. I don't remember the APR R8 ever doing that. Has anyone else seen this?

Dec 9, 2008 | 09:05 AM

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Dec 9, 2008 | 12:05 PM

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Haven't heard about it on the 08s but one of my clients with an 09 has had a similar experience...

Seems to a "normal" said it felt almost like an ABS type feel, shop checked it out and said it was typical...

Dec 9, 2008 | 01:23 PM

Jason@STaSIS

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perfectly normal, there is some static "lock" built in.

Dec 9, 2008 | 01:58 PM

quattrothatcould

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Its just quattro. Common on all quattro cars. Mine does it

Dec 9, 2008 | 02:55 PM

randombloke

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From the horses mouth - this is how audi explain it

Dec 10, 2008 | 04:00 AM

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Both my Audis do this

Both my R8 and RS6 do this. At idle speeds, say in a parking lot or maneuvering out of the garage, both cars suffer from the front end fight.

As the weather's become colder, it's become more prominent.

Interestingly, the Pirelli Zeros that came on the R8 did not protest anywhere near the amount the P2s that are on the car now. The Zeros just slid w/o any complaining while the P2s tend to grip, release, grip, release.