[urq] TT commercial - '1st AWD passenger car' claim

[Larry C Leung]

Center differentials, allowing them to operate with potentially 4 powered
wheels at all times. 4WD dispenses with the center diff, meaning driving
4WD in the dry would cause axle wind up and potential loss of control.

LL - NY

On Thu, 26 Apr 2001 10:12:54 -0700 "Adrian Johnson" <ad at tibco.com>
writes:
>Bill,
>
>At 12:03 PM 4/26/2001 -0400, you wrote:
>>First off, disregard the Subaru right off because it's 4WD, not AWD. 
>If you
>>count it, then you have to count the WW2 Jeep!
>
>So what is the difference between 4wd and awd on a 4 wheeled vehicle? 
>I 
>thought awd was just a term invented by marketing bods to help prevent 
>Joe 
>Public from associating cars like the quattro with off-road vehicles 
>like 
>the Jeep?
>
>AD.
>