Magna International announced its Powertrain unit is the supplier of the new all-wheel-drive (AWD) system optional for the 2015 Hyundai Genesis.

The Genesis is the first Hyundai sedan to offer an AWD system known as HTRAC.

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“The launch… is a continuation of a close partnership between Hyundai and [us] on advanced all-wheel-drive systems,” said Magna Powertrain president Jake Hirsch.

The Genesis will be built at Hyundai’s Ulsan, South Korea, plant, with AWD systems produced and shipped from Magna Powertrain’s Lannach and Ilz facilities in Austria.

HTRAC AWD was developed as a multi-mode system, providing an electronic, variable torque split clutch with active torque control between the front and rear axles. The system deploys a newly developed right-hand drop version of the supplier’s active transfer case which enabled the automaker to overcome challenging underbody packaging constraints.

HTRAC offers driver-selectable modes that adapt the AWD system performance. Normal and eco modes provide more traction in all-weather conditions, while the sport setting gives a more agile feel by increasing the amount of torque sent to the rear wheels. To maximise efficiency, the system directs available torque to the rear wheels during steady state highway cruising, improving fuel economy and NVH.

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This active transfer case has a wide range of torque distribution and has been tuned in the Genesis to optimise performance under various conditions such as straight line acceleration, medium- and high-speed cornering and hill starts.