While all-wheel drive and four-wheel drive may be viewed as the most popular options, front-wheel drive can still be viable ...

While most SUVs have on-road-focused AWD systems, there are still a handful that have true four-wheel-drive setups meant for ...

Winter crashes on icy roads rarely happen because a driver could not get moving. They […] ...

If you’ve ever shopped for a new pickup, you’ve likely encountered a variety of acronyms referencing seemingly different drive systems. Whether rear-wheel drive (RWD), four-wheel drive (4WD), or ...

Before we get too far into this festival of definitions and hair-splitting, it is important to know that – absent of all other considerations – power to all four wheels simply gets you up to crashing ...

It’s been a weird winter, with snow appearing in places like New Orleans, the Florida Panhandle and the Gulf Coast that don’t normally get snow. Such weather has led to a lot of people who don’t ...

With America's appetite for crossovers and SUVs veering off the top of the charts, it's getting harder and harder to find a "real" off-road-capable 4x4 SUV. Many, but not all, new SUVs have some ...

Editor’s note: This article was last updated on Nov. 30, 2019. It has been reviewed by Cars.com Senior News Editor Jennifer Harrington and is still accurate. The term 4×4 means a four-wheel-drive ...