: an automobile drive mechanism that acts on all four wheels of the vehicle
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Permanent all-wheel drive and an eight-speed automatic transmission conspire with all that power to enable fantastic acceleration.
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Eric Stafford,
Car and Driver,
21 Mar. 2023
Based on Nissan’s EV all-wheel drive control technology (dubbed e-4ORCE) used on the brand’s newest EV, Ariya, the rover features front and rear electric motors to navigate challenging terrain.
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Kristin Shaw,
Popular Science,
20 Mar. 2023
With help from the all-wheel drive drivetrain, even when plowing through puddles, the crossover felt firmly planted to the asphalt both on the highway and two-lane roads bookmarked by grapevines.
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Roberto Baldwin,
The Verge,
20 Mar. 2023
Where four-wheel drive locks the speeds of the front and rear axles together, doubling traction over two-wheel drive, all-wheel drive (in the absence of other technologies) sends all an engine’s torque to the wheel (of four) with the least traction.
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Wes Siler,
Outside Online,
16 Feb. 2023
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Eric Stafford,
Car and Driver,
21 Mar. 2023
Based on Nissan’s EV all-wheel drive control technology (dubbed e-4ORCE) used on the brand’s newest EV, Ariya, the rover features front and rear electric motors to navigate challenging terrain.
—
Kristin Shaw,
Popular Science,
20 Mar. 2023
With help from the all-wheel drive drivetrain, even when plowing through puddles, the crossover felt firmly planted to the asphalt both on the highway and two-lane roads bookmarked by grapevines.
—
Roberto Baldwin,
The Verge,
20 Mar. 2023
Where four-wheel drive locks the speeds of the front and rear axles together, doubling traction over two-wheel drive, all-wheel drive (in the absence of other technologies) sends all an engine’s torque to the wheel (of four) with the least traction.
—
Wes Siler,
Outside Online,
16 Feb. 2023
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“All-wheel drive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/all-wheel%20drive. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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