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4WD vs AWD, what's the difference?
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<blockquote data-quote="L8APEX" data-source="post: 17016787" data-attributes="member: 51947"><p>There is so much overlap in systems that many 4x4 systems can act as 4x2 or AWD or 4x4 like my brother in laws '21 F150 Lariat. They live in the black forest north of COS near monument and get snow. The AWD in the partialy plowed snow on Highways like 83 is awesome. It kicks on as needed. </p><p></p><p>Traditional </p><p>AWD= all the wheels spin and the car controls it. Very little input (if any from the driver) Audi Quadro is a good example. Wet , dry, asphalt or dirt it was putting power to 4 wheels.</p><p></p><p>4x4 </p><p>Take your favorite old ford pickup from the 80's you had to lock the front hubs then get in the cab an move the selector into 4x4 H and then the transmission into drive. </p><p></p><p>4x4 is manual control that you need to turn off on pavement, tight turns and that means stopping and unlocking the front wheels and going back to 4x2.</p><p>Today it's turning it to 4x4h or 4x4L or tugging the the knob back if you need that rear locker. Ie one wheel on the yard and one on the driveway. And you don't want to kill the yard.</p><p></p><p>My 08 Escape (rip) had 4x4 on the tailgate. Not a single button in the truck. It was actually AWD, there was an electric lock between the driveshaft from the front and the rear differential that would magnetically decouple at speeds over 30mph and engage at speeds under 30. Worked fantastically on the Michelin Defender tires. It made winter driving like a cheat code.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="L8APEX, post: 17016787, member: 51947"] There is so much overlap in systems that many 4x4 systems can act as 4x2 or AWD or 4x4 like my brother in laws '21 F150 Lariat. They live in the black forest north of COS near monument and get snow. The AWD in the partialy plowed snow on Highways like 83 is awesome. It kicks on as needed. Traditional AWD= all the wheels spin and the car controls it. Very little input (if any from the driver) Audi Quadro is a good example. Wet , dry, asphalt or dirt it was putting power to 4 wheels. 4x4 Take your favorite old ford pickup from the 80's you had to lock the front hubs then get in the cab an move the selector into 4x4 H and then the transmission into drive. 4x4 is manual control that you need to turn off on pavement, tight turns and that means stopping and unlocking the front wheels and going back to 4x2. Today it's turning it to 4x4h or 4x4L or tugging the the knob back if you need that rear locker. Ie one wheel on the yard and one on the driveway. And you don't want to kill the yard. My 08 Escape (rip) had 4x4 on the tailgate. Not a single button in the truck. It was actually AWD, there was an electric lock between the driveshaft from the front and the rear differential that would magnetically decouple at speeds over 30mph and engage at speeds under 30. Worked fantastically on the Michelin Defender tires. It made winter driving like a cheat code. [/QUOTE]
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