Sure, it’s all-wheel drive – but not always, not all wheels and maybe only a percentage of the time driven. Where the rubber meets the road, those three little words can mean very different things; ...

Thanks to Canada’s wintery winters, all-wheel drive (AWD) is a very popular feature. But while it sounds like all wheels driving all the time, that isn’t necessarily the case. Four-wheel drive (4WD) ...

Is all-wheel drive the bulletproof vest of driving? Many people seem to think so. This first dawned on me a few winters ago, when I watched a brand new Mercedes SUV go into an icy corner in ski ...

When it comes to optimal on- and off-road performance, AWD cars are one of your best bets. Sending power to all four wheels means extra traction on slippery surfaces like rain-slick or snowy roads. In ...

Nicole loves cars and the fact that they regularly hand her the keys to shiny new automobiles so she can write about them still amazes her. She covers the auto industry with a focus on car reviews and ...

The cold season is in full swing these days, and with the onset of tough driving conditions some motorists who don’t already benefit from it may want to take a look at four-wheel drive options for a ...

Four-wheel drive was initially used in utilitarian and military vehicles, for an obvious reason: it provided more traction on slippery terrain. But automakers shove 4WD/AWD in all sorts of vehicles ...

Discover the compact cars that offer the perfect blend of agility, efficiency, and all-weather traction. The results may ...

Ryan de Villiers is a budding automotive journalist based in South Africa and serving as one of the newest additions to the CarBuzz team. He immediately pursued a career in journalism after finishing ...

There’s a small badge on the tailgate of the 2024 Mitsubishi Outlander plug-in hybrid electric vehicle identifying that it has S-AWC or Super-All Wheel Control, the brand name that the company has ...

During a round-table discussion at the recent Los Angeles Auto Show, a top executive at Toyota confirmed that the company is considering producing an all-wheel-drive equipped Corolla in the ...

In a world that seemingly can’t get enough of SUVs, the Forester fits right in with its higher-than-average ground clearance ...