4motion is a registered trademark of Volkswagen Group (Volkswagen AG), used for naming specific cars which utilise four-wheel drive (4WD) systems, used exclusively on Volkswagen Passenger Cars-branded automobiles.
"4motion" is a trademark, and does not imply which particular 4WD system or technology is being employed on a particular car model.
Volkswagen Passenger Cars parent company Volkswagen AG has used different trademark names for their various brands of 4WD vehicles. Previously, Volkswagen Passenger Cars used the term "Syncro", but currently they only use the term "4motion".
Of their other marques, on Audi branded cars, they use their legendary "quattro" nomenclature. Sister companies Škoda simply uses the nomenclature "4x4" after the model name, whereas SEAT merely uses "4".
None of the above trademarks or nomenclatures define the operation or type of 4WD system.
Generally, Volkswagen Passenger Cars would use Haldex Traction clutch system on their transverse engined cars. For longitudinal engined cars, they would use a Torsen differential-based 4WD system instead.
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