Patent ID: 7134980

Claim:
A fluid control system for a motor vehicle having at least one drive axle having left and right axle shafts each provided with a wheel mounted thereon, said fluid control comprising: a vehicle torque control system including at least one fluidly operated clutch provided to regulate a drive torque distribution between said wheels of said motor vehicle in order to improve traction and stability of said motor vehicle on a drive surface; a vehicle body roll control system including at least one fluidly operated force device operatively connecting sprung and unsprung masses of the motor vehicle and provided to tilt a vehicle body relative to a vehicle chassis so as to counteract a rollover-inducing force; and a common source of a fluid pressure provided to operate both said vehicle body roll control system and said vehicle torque control system; said common source of the fluid pressure includes a fluid pump being one of a hydraulic pump associated with a vehicle transmission, a hydraulic pump associated with a power steering system, a hydraulic pump associated with an anti-lock brake system and a hydraulic pump associated with a hydraulic hybrid powertrain system.