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2. All-wheel drive vehicle - Wikipedia

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   Particularly in North America for several decades, the designation AWD has been used and marketed – distinctly from 4×4 and 4WD – to apply to vehicles with drive train systems that have permanent drive, a differential between the front and rear drive shafts, and active management of torque transfer, especially following the advent of the anti-lock braking system (ABS).

3. Four-wheel drive - Wikipedia

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   New 2011 24 Hours of Le Mans regulations may revive AWD/4WD in road racing, though such systems are only allowed in new hybrid-powered Le Mans prototypes. [54] One example is the Audi R18 e-tron quattro (winner of 2012 race, the first hybrid/4WD to win Le Mans), using an electric motor in the front axle with the gasoline engine in the rear. [55]

4. Powertrain layout - Wikipedia

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   The powertrain layout of a motorised vehicle such as a car is often defined by the location of the engine or motors and the drive wheels.. Layouts can roughly be divided into three categories: front-wheel drive (FWD), rear-wheel drive (RWD) and four-wheel drive (4WD).

5. Quattro (four-wheel-drive system) - Wikipedia

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   The original quattro centre differential (1980). Volkswagen Group has been developing four-wheel drive (4WD) systems almost since its inception during the Second World War.The Volkswagen Kübelwagen, Volkswagen Schwimmwagen, and Volkswagen Kommandeurswagen were all military vehicles which required all four road wheels to be "driven", the latter being a 4WD Volkswagen Beetle.

6. Powertrain - Wikipedia

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   4WD Four Wheel Drive AKA 4x4 Pick Up Truck 4WD powertrain shows drive to all wheels: FWD Front Wheel Drive Van, Where Weight is desired over front wheels power going to the front wheels only: DWD Dual Wheel Drive (Dually) Extra load Capacity is required to a 4WD power to Dual Rear Wheel: 6X4

7. Do snow tires wear out faster on dry roads than on snowy and ...

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   A: Winter tires have softer rubber compounds that add to the traction in snow, ice and cold temperatures. Due to the construction of the tires, they will wear a bit faster, which is why they are ...