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Originally Posted by Tcoat
That is indeed the definition of the difference between "4WD" and "AWD". Technically all AWD vehicles are 4WD but in order to market the difference they sort of split them.
I believe that the 4WD/AWD split was sort of established back in the day when to switch over your 4WD vehicle you had to stop, get out, lock on the front hubs and then get back in and drive. That process of course went away with the automatic or electronic systems but the definition stayed.
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I wonder if there was s big "hoo-ha' when manufacturers switched from manual to automatic drivetrain locking?? I can picture it now, manual 4WD with back window graphics warning other drivers that the car ahead of them is manual and therefore prone to erratic behaviour!!