[Fot] 4WD vrs AWD

[Charly Mitchel]

So I've just been listening to the conversations and watching, now to throw 
a little sand into the gearbox (someone else used the phrase) I have 2 land 
Rovers, on is a 66 series 2A 109 which definitely has 4 wheel drive, no 
unlocking hubs, just a 2 speed transfer case and a differential engagement 
for the front axel, oh and it also has overdrive, but that has nothing to do 
with the 4WD.  I also have a 09 LR3 which has a 2 speed transfer case, 
traction control, terrain response, hill decent, stability control and who 
knows what else that works electronically.
My 66 will go any where in any terrain or condition, but my 09 just goes, I 
don't think about it, unless I want to change the terrain response, I think 
it has 4 different settings.  That being said I don't know if the 09 is 4WD 
or AWD and I thought the term defined the transfer case being 1 speed or 2 
speed, but I don't know any more.
Just my take on it.
Charly Mitchel
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Subject: [Fot] 4WD vrs AWD


> Amici...
>
> Thanks to one and all for answers to my question concerning 4WD vrs AWD. 
> Some
> were deep.  Some were suscint.  All were helpful.  I have a Chrysler 300C,
> with a hemi engine and incredible rear wheel spin in Wisconsin winters.  I 
> am
> about ready to replace it with a vehicle that does not have these issues 
> in
> Wisconsin winters (or damp weather in July for that matter).  Incidentally 
> I
> like all other aspects of that car, especially the fact that I fit in it.
> They do offer AWD, so we'll see.
>
> Bob Lang sent a link to a great five or six page Motor Trend article on 
> the
> subject.  Its opening paragraph (below) is a great set up for an excellent
> article.
>
> Life used to be so simple. Pickups looked like pickups. SUVs looked like 
> SUVs.
> Everything else was a car. And when it came to 4WD and AWD, one was 
> serious,
> and the other was a gimmick. All that has changed. Today, there are so 
> many
> fractured segments, subsegments, different styles, and looks that some 
> people
> might consider a certain vehicle a car, while others call it a four-wheel
> drive, and still others think it's a crossover. And in one way or another,
> they could all be right. Here, we take a look at the basic assets and
> strengths
>
> Read more:
> http://www.motortrend.com/features/consumer/1105_4wd_vs_awd/#ixzz2rL5oDhTB
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