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61Front-engine, four-wheel drive layout — In automotive design, an F4, or Front engine, Four wheel drive layout places the engine at the front of the vehicle and drives all four wheels. This layout is typically chosen for better control on many surfaces, and is an important part of rally …
62Rear-engine, four-wheel drive layout — In automotive design, an R4, or Rear engine, Four wheel drive layout places the engine at the rear of the vehicle and drives all four wheels. This layout is typically chosen to improve the traction or the handling of existing vehicle designs… …
63four wheel drive car — n. car with a four wheel drive transmission …
64full-time four-wheel drive — A condition where all four wheels are always being driven by the drivetrain. It may include the option of part time (that is, shifting into 2WD for dry pavement) operation, and may or may not have Hi and Lo 4WD speed ranges. The British term is… …
65part-time four-wheel drive — A manually selectable four wheel drive …
66real-time four-wheel drive — An automatic four wheel drive engagement by means of an electro hydraulic clutch or a viscous coupling incorporated in the drivetrain …
67four-wheel drive — noun Date: 1926 an automotive drive mechanism that acts on all four wheels of the vehicle; also a vehicle equipped with such a drive …
68front-wheel drive — /frunt hweel , weel /, Auto. a drive system in which engine power is transmitted through the front wheels only. [1925 30] * * * …
69Drive — (dr[imac]v), n. 1. The act of driving; a trip or an excursion in a carriage, as for exercise or pleasure; distinguished from a ride taken on horseback. [1913 Webster] 2. A place suitable or agreeable for driving; a road prepared for driving.… …
70automatic four-wheel drive — (A4WD) A driving system that automatically engages 4WD as needed, usually by monitoring differences in individual wheel speeds and thus sensing when a tire is slipping …