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It’s clear that there’s a difference between vehicles that can send power to just two wheels or all four of them, but the terms “all-wheel drive” and “4-wheel drive” actually mean different things. In a nutshell, an all-wheel drive vehicle can variably send power between the front and rear wheels, dynamically distributing power via a central differential.

When a good friend of mine was invited by Chevrolet to attend a two-day performance driving school, I took advantage of the chance to tag along even though I’m not a Corvette owner, meaning I’d have to pay my own way.

If you’re an Audi fan, you’ll soon have a chance to drive some of the German automaker’s most exciting vehicles at one of America’s best race circuits. The new Audi Driving Experience will allow drivers to test out some great cars at Austin, Texas’ Circuit of the Americas.

Automotive transmissions are one of the most complex bits of mechanical engineering we interface with on a daily basis. And while today’s transmissions are far more complicated than they once were, the core principals of adjusting gear ratios to adjust the force going to an axle are largely the same.