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AWD vs 4WD - What's the difference?

What Are The Differences Between AWD & 4WD? Which Is Better? What's the difference between AWD and 4WD? I was handed the keys ...
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4WD Vs. AWD: The Differences Explained

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4WD vs AWD? National Park Service Will Send You a Letter If You Don’t Know the Difference

The automotive industry tends to use two different terms for vehicles that can send power to all four wheels: four-wheel drive (4WD) and all-wheel drive (AWD). There are mild variations of both, with ...
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RWD, FWD, AWD, 4WD and snow tires — what's the difference, and which is best?

Your choices are rear-wheel drive, front-wheel drive, all-wheel drive and four-wheel drive. The only thing these layouts have in common is the word “drive.” Which type of driveline layout is best for ...
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What's The Difference Between 4WD And AWD?

Before we get too far into this festival of definitions and hair-splitting, it is important to know that – absent of all other considerations – power to all four wheels simply gets you up to crashing ...
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FWD Vs. AWD: What’s the Difference?

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