AWD vs 4WD... Which is the Best?

[@IdealMediaChannel]

*Watch ALL Our AutoLab's Here*- bit.ly/WatchAutoLabNow Do you now know the difference between AWD and 4WD? Trav is an ideal teacher eh!?

[@SDSWrath004]

My 1989 audi 80 Quattro has an electronic rear locker from the factory. It's crazy the difference when on vs. off.

[@Kierdziol]

Given how Audi made their cars (with longitudinaly placed engines) imbalanced, awd helps there.

[@wilburfinnigan2142]

As an old 83 year old guy that lives in an area with 4 months of winter I chose an AWD Mazda CX5 and I use winter tires in winter and that little beast serves me just fine, has never let me down, got me through and home every time, Of course have no interest in any off roading, enjoy my leather seats, AC and comfortable ride with great handling, great traction and great fuel mileage. there is no reason ALL wheels should not be getting the power !!

[@rcizzy48]

I’m in Canada. I rock a awd with 4x4 and I even have a low get. Add my 35/12.5 mud tires on there and I have yet to be stuck. And I do a lot of stupid shit lol.

[@MIchaelAnom]

Thanks for this video;because i have been confused when ever i see 4wd,and Awd,i don't know the difference. But I have understood from this video.

[@xanderjackson8518]

My Jeep Gladiator is 4 wheel drive with a full time and part time position in the transfer case. It's really useful.

[@JJJJ-p2t]

Bronco Sport is the perfect vehicle especially for NYC.... perfect size and still 4wd to go to ski cabin up north ..... love it...

[@TobiasRieperGER]

I owned a stock Subaru Forester with AWD, that came stock with a LOW Ratio lever. So i had Subaru AWD with L, without any tranasfercase somewhere. The system was build into the regular gearbox, Caused by this, i went to an offroad tuner, and got some AT tyres on it, a 5cm liftkit, and changed the water cooling to oil cooling. A Roofrack completed the whole build. I drove it 180 000 km offroad. Not Crawling!

[@Atem_S.]

AWD for me!! Had one in the past, loved it and never looking back!

[@iuse9646]

... 4wd breh

[@jonathanbailey646]

I like Mitsubishi and Honda's AWD systems because there's a little bit more tech in how they control slip. Hence Super-AWD. I know for Mitsubishi they have clutches in both the Transfer case and rear diff, with a LSD in the transfer case and a planetary gear in the diff. With that combination they use a thing called active center diff (ACD) and active yaw control (AYC). Meaning at all times it is actively controlling slip and actively transfer power at all times without the use of brake assist by using the clutches, and it can subtract or add 100% torque to any given wheel. This also allows an active 50/50 split in power and can add or subtract when needed. Does it mean that this system is better than others? I think that's subjective due to maintenance, but it gives you the best of both worlds between a four-wheel drive system and a all-wheel drive system.

[@ELXABER]

I can simplify. If you're going where there are no roads, 4x4, but if you're staying on the road, including in snow, AWD. I got snowed in at my place in Northern Cali, three feet of snow, and my F250 SD 4X4 was stuck even with the hubs locked. I got in my Audi S4 thinking there was no way it would get out and it didn't seem to notice there was snow on the ground. It didn't even slip, just backed right out, with no chains or anything.

[@toddavis8151]

Mitsubishi have the Super Select system which basically gives you both

[@Mount56]

My 2023 F150 Platinum has 2wd 4H 4L and my personal favorite 4Auto. I keep it in 4Auto and it works similar to AWD, it only applies torque to the front wheels when its needed in a high torque need or when a front wheel is slipping. At normal driving on the road its in 2wd.

[@richardlara8189]

My 2019 Limited Ram 1500 is the same way I love this system because when i offroad i mostly use 4L or 4H but other wise when its raining or snow I use 4auto

[@Reaper1008]

My Jeep is Front Wheel Biased 4x4 system. Has auto 4wd and then I can lock it in. Also has Snow, Sand, and one more, I never use it, so I forget the last one.. but No true low range gears..

[@pastperformance2285]

My obs gmc manual 4wd is simple yet works great! Now I know why!

[@pouyanmorsali2792]

if you want to get the best of both world its offered in Mitsubishi super select, G wagon and some predator transfer cases

[@66scooterdaytona]

My Bronco has 4A along with 4L and 4H. I also have a AWD Maverick which is fun to drive on pavement.

[@criticalevent]

The difference is less of a mystery when AWD is referred to at Full-time 4WD and the system typically found on trucks is refereed to as Part-time 4WD, the difference being that part that ties the front and rear drive shafts together in a part-time 4wd system, is always "locked" and because of that it can't turn on pavement without dragging a wheel. All the other stuff like limited slip diffs, lockers, torque vectoring, traction control and even low range gearing really have nothing to do with the system they are on, they can be installed on both.

[@hermanjohnson9180]

Yeah, he explained it well. 4WD has a chain driven transfer case. AWD has a center differential. He kept it simple. Full time 4WD simply has something inside the transfer case to allow on road use.

[@richardlara8189]

My 2019 Ram 1500 Limited has both 4X4 And 4auto which is basically all wheel drove also

[@stevoclark1533]

SuperSelect 2 from Mitsubishi. It has the best of both worlds; awd and 4wd.

[@GurunathHirve]

A wheeled electric vehicle with a motor at each wheel. Booooomm!!!! Mic drop! Best from traction and control standpoint. 😊

[@issaviic]

4x4 with open diffs is really 2wheel drive. 1 wheel in the front and 1 in the back

[@Twinturbo-ti3sx]

"keeping control in everyday driving" Shows clip of a sti drifting

[@rcizzy48]

So now what about the Chrysler Aspen. It’s an awd suv with a 4wd switch and I even have 4wd low. It works so well I have never been stuck and we own two of them. Both 5.7 hemi’s. It’s one tough truck.

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[@vetmedmck2007]

The Jeep Wrangler 392 had full time AWD and part time

[@hermanjohnson9180]

Yeah classic sports car AWD is like classic off-roader part time 4WD. More suited to one purpose. From a AWD Charger to a part time 4WD Wrangler. The more advanced AWD like on a Audi can handle some off-road conditions. The more advanced full time 4WD systems like on a Raptor trim Ford can handle some on road conditions.

[@deejaifowler9578]

How many times are they going to repeat the same videos😮😮😮

[@lanre9894]

Repeated topics with updated contents. I'll take that anytime.

[@MIchaelAnom]

Well,you don't understand that the repeatation of this video is to clarify those who are confused,ok?

[@KuyaPow626]

I actually didnt see any reused clips?

[@MIchaelAnom]

@@KuyaPow626 how?

[@zbatchDOC]

Means you’re watching too much. Touch grass.

[@davidwilhelm7466]

2 wheel drive is cheaper and more reliable. Something we should be demanding.

[@TobiasRieperGER]

You don't went back enough. The Mitsubishi PX33 had full time all wheel drive. Yes it was planned for the military, but it is already the system, Mitsubishi reused in the 70s and sold to Audi for their stupid Quattro. Yes i know, now will all the trolls write comments, that Audi improved the system from the VW Iltis or whatever, but that is not true. One of my friends is mechanic since... eternity.... He repaired anything. So he had Mitsubishis and Audis. And he told me, that the parts from the Quattro fit perfect into Mitsubishi cars and vise versa.

[@bullets1x99]

My ex has a 2020 jeep Cherokee 😅it got stuck in wet grass 😂 And I can plow my Fwd 2001 Honda civic threw a foot of snow to get to work

[@jahvi1341]

What abt electric cars with independent wheel drive 😎

[@girish4010]

Try to switch to 4WD on an old Toyota and nissan. I mean to 4H😅

[@lesstyranny2695]

Short answer for you... 4x4 is better than awd in offroad and snowy conditions, your welcome.

[@kurtwise7356]

They don't allow AWD vehicles in the mountain roads in Alaska or Colorado without chains! What does that tell you? 4WD FOREVER!!!!!

[@Joe-jj3oh]

AWD is made for performance on the street while 4WD is made for weather conditions and terrain. Pick your poison Either way you’re gonna have all four tires gripping and take off a lot faster on normal pavement. I don’t recommend AWD on cars that were engineered to have RWD. Like a muscle car for example. Those cars are designed to do burn outs and tear up corners relying on the skill of the driver.

[@Kierdziol]

Companies like BMW and Daimler got more customers from using awd in their rwd cars. It also helped Lamborghini.

[@tomaszwroblewski811]

What's the difference? Despite the name... Ignorance is bliss

[@oonwing]

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[@siemens451]

so much talking yet full time 4wd isnt explained, not a word about lsd...

[@thesepehrkosari]

So much wrong information

[@rxibot]

How are you just literally making this video a couple of days ago and not involving the battery electric vehicles like the Rivian or the Ford Lightning? Which amazingly use motors to control their four-wheel drive to a degree that both of these other types of all-wheel drive can't even handle? Like with the Rivian I do believe it has four motors. And the lightning recognizes tire slip immediately, then puts the power to the other wheel and reduces power to the wheel that is slipping. So I think you need to go back and redo this whole video in the correct way. Because we're well past just locking in your hubs grandpa.