Prestige brand’s ECP controller will bring together vehicle performance and dynamics like never before
The next step in closer integration of on-board technical systems is almost upon us, according to Audi, with the manufacturer’s Electronic Chassis Platform (ECP) laying the cornerstone of that integration.
Introduced with the Audi Q7 SUV, the ECP can coordinate up to 15 different dynamic subsystems – everything from steering, brakes, g-force sensors and driver inputs to Audi Drive Select, rear-wheel steering, torque vectoring and the car’s quattro sport differential (when fitted).
It’s now about to face a bigger challenge, taking on powertrain operation as well.
The company’s e-tron SUV has already made a move in that direction by linking the ECP to the car’s regenerative braking system, through a system Audi names the ‘integrated brake control system’.
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