Motor Clinic: The wheels that pull you, push you and those that do both

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What’s the difference between FWD, RWD and AWD? Which is the best?

Anon.

Land-Rover, Toyota Land-Cruiser, Nissan Patrol, Isuzu Trooper, Jeep, Hummer, Mercedes Gelandewagen, and others. Though many of these now have luxury variants that no owner is likely to use for severe expeditions and fieldwork, their design and construction can do the rough and tough stuff – competently, reliably and durably. Almost all have selectable low ratio. At the large and luxurious end, as much or more than their extra grip, these options are popular for their status image, their size and power, their ground clearance and driver eye level, their handling management of rough roads, their can-do assurance on slippery roads, and the sense of extra safety their size and weight is thought to deliver. True for minor shunts. Sometimes true, sometimes not, for big prangs. Check the NCAP ratings in year of manufacture,

Motor Clinic: The wheels that pull you, push you and those that do both

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