A guide to the differences and which system is best for youBy Consumer ReportsFoul weather, deep snow, and muddy roads can ...

All-wheel drive and four-wheel drive may sound similar in name but have some key differences in how they work.

Here's a comparative analogy for understanding the similarities and differences between all-wheel drive and four-wheel drive: Miller Lite is to tequila as all-wheel drive is to four-wheel drive. Both ...

How does four-wheel drive work? A conventional, two-wheel drive car will drive one axle, using a differential to handle the difference in wheel speed when going around bends or driving over surfaces ...

There's nothing like a looming snowstorm big enough to get its own name -- "Hey, is this one named after the Jonas Brothers?" (no) -- to make you fret you should have bought a Subaru Forester, Jeep ...

All-wheel-drive systems on cars have been around since the early 1980s with the introduction of the AMC Eagle. For the most part, all-wheel-drive is different than four-wheel-drive in that the driver ...

While many may be concerned about big mechanical items going wrong — like the engine and transmission — the transfer case is also a critical component to keep an eye on in four-wheel-drive (4WD) and ...

Going uphill (and especially starting uphill) in snow is much better in AWD than pure FWD. Also, parking at the roadside, plowing through heaps of snow - with a single axle drive, it's always a gamble ...