The Surprising Differences Between All-Wheel Drive and 4-Wheel Drive

All-wheel drive (AWD) and 4-wheel drive (4WD) have often been confused, or even considered the same thing when they in fact are very different! We'll explain here what the main differentiator points are to help you understand.
Let's start with 4WD, a feature available on many SUVs and trucks on the market today that has many benefits for rough roads and tough off-roading capability around Cockeysville. 4WD is a system that temporarily locks movement of the axels together. It splits torque between the two axels to evenly distribute power to all four wheels, hence the 4-wheel drive name…