You may think that getting a capable car means that you have to buy a truck or an SUV for your next set of wheels. However, you now have the option of getting a capable vehicle with a broader range of body styles. All-wheel drive is a drivetrain that will help your vehicle get through rain, snow, mud, and other conditions with more ease. All-wheel drive can be installed as a full-time or a part-time operating system on a vehicle. All-wheel drive that's used all the time is called "all-wheel drive," and it improves performance and efficiency. Four-wheel drive is another good drivetrain that you can get for a car if you want a durable and capable vehicle that can handle driving on-road and off.
What is All-Wheel Drive?
All-wheel drive is a versatile drivetrain that can be paired with a manual transmission or an automatic. All-wheel drive may be standard or available based on the vehicle that you get. A car with a full-time all-wheel drive has an "all-wheel drive" transmission, while a vehicle with a part-time all-wheel drive has AWD on demand. Depending on the way your car is configured, you may be able to manually control all-wheel drive so that it's engaged when you need more reliable traction and handling. All-wheel drive delivers power independently to the front wheels and the back wheels. While the sets of wheels may get power at different times and in different amounts, all-wheel drive will usually give all four wheels equal power. That will change if the car's computer senses that certain wheels need better traction and handling at certain times, such as if you're driving in winter weather or you are going around corners at high speeds and need more traction and control. All-wheel drive may also be combined with other drivetrain systems.
What is Four-Wheel Drive?
Four-wheel drive is a common drivetrain on trucks and SUVs. The four-wheel drive provides each wheel with power individually so that the car can respond and adapt as quickly as needed to changing road conditions. The four-wheel drive provides extra torque and power to a wheel when it needs some assistance to help the car stay balanced and in control. Four-wheel drive comes in low-range and high-range gear ratios. If a car has full-time four-wheel drive, high-range gearing is standard, and you have the option of switching to low-range gearing when you need better traction.
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