LostKiwi
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I wonder if it's due to the 4matic system they dropped the torque?
Shock loadings on a 4WD are likely to be less than a 2WD (wheel spinning can give high shock loadings when TC is off). in low range mode the torque loadings through the gearbox will be low (torque multiplication occurs after the gearbox). They may have thought there was no need to over-rate the gearbox as a result.