If you are stuck, in real trouble, where your wheels are slipping badly, to pull away resort to slightly deflating the drive wheel tyres - this gives them a larger area of contact with the road.
Kallenius says that U.S. buyers might be able to custom order an E63 AMG with rear-wheel drive instead of all-wheel drive.
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It has full-time four-wheel drive and selective eight-wheel drive, and can reach a highway speed of 62 mph with a range of 312 miles.
The top-of-the-line XTS, a successor to the old DTS, will be large and elegant, and also feature an advanced front-wheel-drive and all-wheel-drive chassis.
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Silverado and Sierra will accomplish its new mileage pinnacle with a 5.3L EcoTec3 V-8 relying on direct injection, cylinder deactivation and variable-valve timing to achieve EPA estimates of 16 mpg in the city and 23 mpg on the highway with two-wheel drive, or 16 in the city and 22 on the highway with four-wheel drive.
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To accomplish its goal, Jaguar engineered the all-wheel-drive system to behave like rear-wheel drive most of the time.
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So, for instance, Holden is developing a chassis that will be the basis for a range of large rear-wheel-drive cars and all-wheel-drive crossover utility vehicles.
Historically, it has focused on rear-wheel-drive powertrains, which are great for performance and driving dynamics, but less efficient than front-wheel drive.
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If the carmaker offers a turbocharger, say, on its all-wheel-drive version but not on the front-wheel-drive version, well, sorry, they're probably not going to custom-build a car for you.
The new optional engine on Silverado and Sierra also beats out the 15 mpg in the city and 21 mpg on the highway yielded by the 5.0L V-8 engine in two-wheel-drive versions of the F-150 and the 14 mpg in the city and 20 on the highway provided by a 4.7L V-8 engine in two-wheel drive versions of Ram.
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For instance, a front-wheel-drive chassis would serve as the underpinning for many of Ford's front-wheel-drive vehicles.
The 5.3L EcoTec3 two-wheel-drive mileage compares with 16 in the city and 22 on the highway for the Ford F-150 two-wheel-drive version equipped with an EcoBoost V-6 engine.
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His addition of sun-and-planet gearing (1781) allowed engines for the first time to perform rotary motions--say, to drive a wheel.
As we moved to another side of the forest, we shifted to a four-wheel drive vehicle.
It also gets 19 mpg in the city with rear-wheel drive, according to GM.
The 616-horsepower Spider has a 3.8-litre V8 engine and 7-speed dual-clutch transmission with rear-wheel drive.
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Gallardo LP 560-4 comes with a new permanent four wheel drive and refreshed front- and rear-ends.
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You need all-wheel drive and decent ground clearance in addition to the other commuting virtues.
Luxury cars, with a few exceptions such as Audis and the Cadillac Deville, are rear-wheel drive.
The car has a 1.8-liter four-cylinder engine with a 6-speed automatic transmission and front-wheel drive.
Extended time is spent exploring the handling nuances of different drivetrain configurations (front, rear and all-wheel drive).
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It could be slightly lower than that of the 2013 models because all-wheel drive consumes more fuel.
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It uses four electric motors, one driving each wheel, and brings a new meaning to four-wheel drive.
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This is the first time Jaguar has offered all-wheel drive as an option on its full-size sedan.
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It has two doors, four seats, a W12 engine, all-wheel drive and a top speed of 202 mph.
Its power is transmitted to the road via the 7-speed dual clutch automatic transmission and 4MATIC all-wheel drive.
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As we've said so many times in the past, four-wheel drive is only for getting a vehicle moving.
The motors, he said, are at each axle to help deliver all-wheel drive.
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Last year because of the all wheel drive I went from a Toyota Corolla to a Subaru Impreza .
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With a 415-hp V8 engine, the SS is the first rear wheel drive performance sports sedan in 17 years.
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