My 2007 Chrysler Aspen has all time 4WD, 4Lock, and 4Low. I have great traction in the rain and snow, but it's great knowing that I can switch it to having a proper 4x4 selection when I need it.
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!
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 !!
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.
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.
@@ItsBinhRepaired Standard all weather tires on the S4, offroad tires on the 4X4. Those AWDs are something else in the snow. 4X4 is technically 1+1LSD + 1LSD+1 even with locked wheel hubs, but the AWD is all 4 power all the time. I drove that Audi in the snow a lot, passed lots of ditched 4X4s every winter and never even bothered to chain up.
What about when you have a SUPERCAR, Your Dragging in a 1/4 mile, then later racing 2-3 miles on some curves? Isn't the Choice to Switch from 2-4 better?
@@WisdomOverWicked777Rules The Only real reason I can think of to switch from 4 to 2 would be to drift, which is never faster, it's just more fun. Super/hypercars only corner better 2WD over AWD in fast long curves, sharper corners you want AWD to accelerate out faster. That's why the 918 was faster around a track than the LaFerrari and P1.
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.
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
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.
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..
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.
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.
Doesn't that depend on the size of the tires whether it drags a wheel or not? Also what would you prefer if you had a SUPERCAR and you dragged 1/4 mile but also Raced a Road Track 2mile course. Wouldn't a Computerized 2WD To Switch back to 4WD be better?
@@WisdomOverWicked777Rules If 2 wheels are the same size and they are locked together, then the outside wheel in a turn has to travel more distance than the inside, it will drag (or something will break). Or the front wheel is locked to the back wheel, the turning wheel has to cover more distance than the rear. I'm not clear on what you're asking in the second part, but all road going cars that have AWD either have a computer switching the bias or a differential in the middle.
I prefer AWD in snow. I like that mine has a electronic locking mechanism Drove a 2024 Ram 1500 and it was worthless in 2WD mode with an empty bed in wet/ snow weather 4x4 was amazing but harsh when making sharper turns haha 😂
I assume you have 2WD also, just curious which one feels better the 4 x 4 or the 4auto? Just curious would that transmission work on an older truck with an old Big block
@WisdomOverWicked777Rules yea I mostly run it in 2wd the only time i use 4wheel auto is when it's raining prety bad or if theres plenty of snow on the ground, I prefer 4wheel auto because when you take a corner it doesn't bind it only activates when it detects slipping so for the most part it's technically 2wd and honestly I'm not sure if the transmission would work like that but I asume it would you just have to get a proper torque converter that would work with your engine
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.
Well my vehicle is 2wd until I spin all the time. So awd. But in 4low the transfer case is locked. So 4x4. And still if I spin my differentials will grab also. Quadradrive is 4x4 and awd and rwd...
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.
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.
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.
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.
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Do you now know the difference between AWD and 4WD? Trav is an ideal teacher eh!?
My 1989 audi 80 Quattro has an electronic rear locker from the factory. It's crazy the difference when on vs. off.
Given how Audi made their cars (with longitudinaly placed engines) imbalanced, awd helps there.
My 2007 Chrysler Aspen has all time 4WD, 4Lock, and 4Low. I have great traction in the rain and snow, but it's great knowing that I can switch it to having a proper 4x4 selection when I need it.
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!
My Jeep Gladiator is 4 wheel drive with a full time and part time position in the transfer case. It's really useful.
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.
Bronco Sport is the perfect vehicle especially for NYC.... perfect size and still 4wd to go to ski cabin up north ..... love it...
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 !!
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.
AWD Uses More Gas & when you NEED 2WD you don't have it .
4WD Is Best All Around
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.
Same tires?
@@ItsBinhRepaired Standard all weather tires on the S4, offroad tires on the 4X4. Those AWDs are something else in the snow. 4X4 is technically 1+1LSD + 1LSD+1 even with locked wheel hubs, but the AWD is all 4 power all the time. I drove that Audi in the snow a lot, passed lots of ditched 4X4s every winter and never even bothered to chain up.
What about when you have a SUPERCAR, Your Dragging in a 1/4 mile, then later racing 2-3 miles on some curves? Isn't the Choice to Switch from 2-4 better?
@@WisdomOverWicked777Rules The Only real reason I can think of to switch from 4 to 2 would be to drift, which is never faster, it's just more fun. Super/hypercars only corner better 2WD over AWD in fast long curves, sharper corners you want AWD to accelerate out faster. That's why the 918 was faster around a track than the LaFerrari and P1.
@@ELXABER how about making a right turn 90°as fast as you can without wrecking, isn't AWD better
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.
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
@@richardlara8189 What type Transmission? And can you switch to just Rear Wheel D only?
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.
Can you drive just plain RWD Only?
My obs gmc manual 4wd is simple yet works great! Now I know why!
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..
AWD for me!! Had one in the past, loved it and never looking back!
... 4wd breh
Mitsubishi have the Super Select system which basically gives you both
Isn't that the same as 4WD?
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.
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.
Doesn't that depend on the size of the tires whether it drags a wheel or not?
Also what would you prefer if you had a SUPERCAR and you dragged 1/4 mile but also Raced a Road Track 2mile course. Wouldn't a Computerized 2WD To Switch back to 4WD be better?
@@WisdomOverWicked777Rules If 2 wheels are the same size and they are locked together, then the outside wheel in a turn has to travel more distance than the inside, it will drag (or something will break). Or the front wheel is locked to the back wheel, the turning wheel has to cover more distance than the rear. I'm not clear on what you're asking in the second part, but all road going cars that have AWD either have a computer switching the bias or a differential in the middle.
I prefer AWD in snow. I like that mine has a electronic locking mechanism
Drove a 2024 Ram 1500 and it was worthless in 2WD mode with an empty bed in wet/ snow weather 4x4 was amazing but harsh when making sharper turns haha 😂
In a truck which one feels like it tracks better the AWD or the 4WD? Especially on curves
My Bronco has 4A along with 4L and 4H. I also have a AWD Maverick which is fun to drive on pavement.
What did you do put a Maverick body on top of a GTR?
A wheeled electric vehicle with a motor at each wheel.
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Best from traction and control standpoint. 😊
Hate AEV hybrid is ok. It also depends on the engine you have because there are some gasoline AWD's that will blow it away
if you want to get the best of both world its offered in Mitsubishi super select, G wagon and some predator transfer cases
That won't work on an old American car with a big block engine will it
@@WisdomOverWicked777Rules I guess the humvee predator transfcase may be ok
@@pouyanmorsali2792 ok Thanks
@@pouyanmorsali2792 ok Thanks
My 2019 Ram 1500 Limited has both 4X4 And 4auto which is basically all wheel drove also
I assume you have 2WD also, just curious which one feels better the 4 x 4 or the 4auto? Just curious would that transmission work on an older truck with an old Big block
@WisdomOverWicked777Rules yea I mostly run it in 2wd the only time i use 4wheel auto is when it's raining prety bad or if theres plenty of snow on the ground, I prefer 4wheel auto because when you take a corner it doesn't bind it only activates when it detects slipping so for the most part it's technically 2wd and honestly I'm not sure if the transmission would work like that but I asume it would you just have to get a proper torque converter that would work with your engine
@@richardlara8189 Thanks,what is the name of that transmission, of course I would want something just like that that would work on a Ford
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.
Can you still drive 2WD? What's the name of this transmission
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How many times are they going to repeat the same videos😮😮😮
Repeated topics with updated contents. I'll take that anytime.
Well,you don't understand that the repeatation of this video is to clarify those who are confused,ok?
I actually didnt see any reused clips?
@@KuyaPow626 how?
Means you’re watching too much. Touch grass.
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
SuperSelect 2 from Mitsubishi. It has the best of both worlds; awd and 4wd.
What would be the Best of Both worlds on an older car or truck with a BBC big block engine?
Well my vehicle is 2wd until I spin all the time. So awd. But in 4low the transfer case is locked. So 4x4. And still if I spin my differentials will grab also. Quadradrive is 4x4 and awd and rwd...
What kind of car you got? Also will that transmission work on an older American car with a big block
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.
The Jeep Wrangler 392 had full time AWD and part time
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.
Stupid question......why there is speed limit for my 4x4 (62 miles for Hi and 32 for Lo) truck but no speed limit for AWD.
What abt electric cars with independent wheel drive 😎
4x4 with open diffs is really 2wheel drive. 1 wheel in the front and 1 in the back
Nope then you couldn't call it 4 x 4
@WisdomOverWicked777Rules well that's what happens with open differentials on older vehicles
Try to switch to 4WD on an old Toyota and nissan. I mean to 4H😅
Short answer for you... 4x4 is better than awd in offroad and snowy conditions, your welcome.
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.
Companies like BMW and Daimler got more customers from using awd in their rwd cars.
It also helped Lamborghini.
What's the difference? Despite the name... Ignorance is bliss
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"keeping control in everyday driving"
Shows clip of a sti drifting
They don't allow AWD vehicles in the mountain roads in Alaska or Colorado without chains! What does that tell you? 4WD FOREVER!!!!!
so much talking yet full time 4wd isnt explained, not a word about lsd...
So much wrong information
Like WHAT Smartmouth?
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.