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What’s the Difference Between AWD and 4WD?

What’s the Difference Between AWD and 4WD?
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.
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Corvette Owners Driving School at Spring Mountain

Corvette Owners Driving School at Spring Mountain
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.
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Audi Launches Performance Driving Experience at CoTA

Audi Launches Performance Driving Experience at CoTA
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.
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From the Vaults: 1936 Chevy Transmission Video

From the Vaults: 1936 Chevy Transmission Video
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.
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