Talon ESi?

[Kailhasa]

Or, it could be the fact that four wheels grip a lot better than two.
More grip means less slip, and a lot more driveline stress when you dump 400 angry, turbocharged horse power spinning at 6000rpm through every square inch of rubber on the ground. When neither end of the driveline equasion is willing to give an inch, the player who draws the short end of the stick is, unfortunatly, Mr.Clutch. So it will wear very quickly when abused.
Do take note though: A properly driven, stock, TSi AWD, will more than happilly putter around on the stock clutch for a long, long way.
But when you start upping the power, and dumping the clutch for those famous AWD launches, well, the stock clutch just won't cut it. Even aftermarket clutches will break down faster than usual. But its actually a good thing to let your clutch take most of the stress. He can be replaced pretty easilly, whereas a blown tranny, a warped crank, snapped shaft, or detonated differential... well, that tends to be more costly and time consuming. Its just that, DSMs were never meant to take 400hp+ AWD launches. They weren't designed for that kind of stress (though the wonderful thing about them is that they can create it, and survive it for quite a while). So thats why they may seem to have so many "driveline issues".
Two overpowered rear wheels will happilly transform themselves into billowing clouds of smoke... but when you try to overpower four wheels, the demand on that far more complicated driveline will increase by a great degree.
Yes, its a hassle, but its something you learn to live with. The amazed look on other vehicles owners' faces is a pretty handy coping mechanism too.

Peace

-Kail