2006-12-26 13:47:42 · 7 answers · asked by shakyerboutte 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Other - Cars & Transportation
all wheel drive is constant and cannot be changed. 4 wheel drive can be changed from 4 wheel to 2 wheel
2006-12-26 13:55:37 · answer #1 · answered by fastryde1 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They're the same usually, with the following exception. Sometimes all-wheel drive means the vehicle is in 4-wheel drive all the time. 4-wheel drive means that you can put the vehicle into 4-wheel drive manually.
2006-12-26 21:55:16 · answer #2 · answered by paiamama 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Four Wheel Drive was once a registered trademark of the FWD Corporation, so you can't say your vehicle is a four wheel drive with out infringing on their copyright. You must say it is all wheel drive, or 4x4. Lots of trucks are all wheel drive and have up to 10 wheels.
Read this article in Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_wheel_drive
2006-12-26 23:32:39 · answer #3 · answered by eferrell01 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Four wheel drive is generally part time, you can put it in/out.
The transfer case has a gear or chain drive (mechanical connection) thus always a 50/50 power split.
All wheel drive has several variants, but generally has a fluid drive transfer case. It works all the time, there is no on/off switch.
Because it is fluid drive, the power can be sent front/rear in whatever amount needed.
2006-12-26 21:57:36 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
all-wheel drive is all the time 4 wheel drive is usuallt 2 wheel drive everyday until you put it in 4
2006-12-27 16:46:04 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
not sure will google http://www.4x4abc.com/4WD101/difference_4WD_awd.html All wheel drive (AWD) is a system that powers all four wheels of a vehicle at all times as well. Full time symmetric AWD would be the best term to be used. Difference to full time 4WD is that a "4-low" setting is not available in AWD cars. Due to the lack of "low range" AWD vehicles are much less capable in off-road settings than full time 4WD vehicles, but work perfectly well on-road.
2006-12-26 21:56:01 · answer #6 · answered by --------------- 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
four wheel drive means you can shift the transfer-case in low, high, neutral, 2wheel-drive, for low and high range in two wheel drive, all wheel drive is when you are constantly in 4X4 and tou can only shift the transfer case in hi lo and maybe neutral dep-ends on vehicle
2006-12-26 22:23:26 · answer #7 · answered by Austin J 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋