When cars first gained popularity, rear-wheel drive (RWD) was the preferred method of propulsion. It also happened to be the only choice. But front-wheel drive (FWD) later took over the mainstream ...

We describe how all-wheel drive (AWD) and four-wheel drive (4WD, a.k.a. 4x4) work: similarities, differences, and ways they ...

The 2020 GMC Sierra HD AT4 has an all-wheel drive mode called “Auto 4WD” to complement the traditional, 2WD, 4WD High and 4WD Low modes. The 2020 GMC Sierra HD AT4 has an all-wheel drive mode called ...

While a four-wheeled motor vehicle will perform perfectly well for most purposes so long as two of its wheels are driven, writes Jeff Daniels, traction is much improved when all four wheels are driven ...

Editor’s note: This article was last updated on Nov. 30, 2019. It has been reviewed by Cars.com Senior News Editor Jennifer Harrington and is still accurate. The term 4×4 means a four-wheel-drive ...

Though American drivers will not lightly abandon their beloved large cars, they face three crucial pressures to shift their ground, writes Anthony Howard. The fallout from disarray in global financial ...

If you bought a used vehicle in Colorado from CarMax over the past year and a half, chances are it was a 4-wheel drive or all-wheel drive. That’s according to a recent sales data report from the ...