[s-cars] NAC - Why is manual and full-time 4wd or AWD mutuallyexclusive in SUVs

[Cody Forbes]

Well since its NAC anyways I may as well make a joke ;-).

How about one of the following:
http://www.renaultoloog.nl/Schlesser%20Renault%20Paris-Dakar%201-24%20Bburago.JPG

http://www.autosarticulated.com/archives/porsche_959_paris_dakar.jpg

http://blog.maroc-promotion.com/images/Paris-Dakar.jpg


Anyways, I think it's a market thing. Not enough people grasp the full 
reality of the benefits of AWD for them to justify the extra money, 
technology, and fuel economy hits.

-Cody

-Cody

Edward wrote:
> Hello all,
> Very unrelated to UrS, but I am trying to find a high-clearance
> vehicle to tackle water bars so I can stop abusing my poor 95 S6...
>
> Much research has landed me the conclusion that the few high-clearance
> vehicles available with a manual (xterra, for instance) are part-time
> 4wd only.  Vehicles that in the recent past offered full-time 4wd or
> AWD and a manual (pathfinder, 4runner, explorer) only offer part-time
> with the manual.  (I'm looking at SUVs of this nature as vehicles
> like all-road and outback, while higher clearance than a car, do not
> really offer enough approach angle to actually clear the average BC
> water bar...)
>
> Is there some challenging technical reason for this that audi &
> subaru have overcome to get AWD and manual in their cars that doesn't
> scale to a bigger vehicle?  Or is this just a function of market?  Am
> I only one who wants a manual and on-dry-road 4wd?  Is there some
> vehicle I'm missing?
>
> Found myself curious and unable to solve on google... figured someone
> here *must* know!
>
> Thanks (and sorry for the NAC question),
>
> Ed
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