What's the difference between 4-wheel and All-wheel drive?

Asked by Jeffxolo Jan 28, 2014 at 06:15 PM

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all wheel drive is all the time.4-wheel drive i believe is you can drive on 2 or 4 wheels when you want to.

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and in addition to what John Banys said 4x4 usually has a higher ground clearance whereas AWD will be found on cars more so than trucks or SUV'S.......

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