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2. REVEAL MYTHS
BEHIND 2WD
AND 4WD
Understand whether you need a four-wheel drive or two-
wheel drive car and what makes it a good or bad option,
as well as major differences between the two.

3. THE
DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN 4WD
AND 2WD
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4. 1 - FRONT WHEEL DRIVE
In front-wheel drive, the front wheels are powered and
responsible for pulling the vehicle forward.
 The front wheels are in charge of
steering the car.
 The role of the rear wheels is to hold
up the tail end of the car.

5. What is
2WD ?
A vehicle with a 2-wheel drive
can either be a front wheel
drive or rear wheel drive.

6. Advantages
• It’s cheaper to assemble, which makes for
additional savings on the part of the consumer.
Disadvantages• This design puts more weight at
the front end of the vehicle,
making it more manageable and
easier to handle particularly in
sticky situations.
The difficulty of access since there are lots of
stacked parts at the front of the vehicle.
The vehicle might be harder to work on &
You need to spend more on mechanical labor for
some service repairs and items.

7.  The front-wheel-drive provides better
traction when climbing the hills because
the load of the engine is poised over the
front wheels.
 The front-wheel-drive prevents the need
for a space-consuming driveline hump
which runs down in the middle of the car’s
interior floor.
ADVANTAGES

8. 2 - REAR WHEEL DRIVE
For the rear wheel drive, the ones doing the work are
the rear wheels.
• Rear wheels are responsible for pushing the car.
• Front wheels are responsible for the steering.
With this design, there is more even distribution of
the parts and weight across the vehicle, making
the car more balanced and easier to maneuver.

9. ADVANTAGES
With the rear wheel drive design, the
workload is separated between the rear
and front wheels which give the car more
handling capabilities and more speed.
The rear wheel drive vehicles can be
harder to control compared to vehicles
with front wheel drive design.
DISADVANTAGES

10. The RWD for trucks allows using the
heavy-duty, bulky components, giving
better traction that comes with a
massive load.
You could find a rear-wheel drive design in old-
school truck-based SUV, pickups, along with
luxury sedans that are high-performance and
sports cars.

11. Like the 2WD, 4WD also have two
sub-categories which includes:
Standard 4WD Drive
What is 4WD?
All-wheel Drive

12. Vehicles with standard 4WD have power in all four
wheels all the time.
Stock Standard 4WD
It can be fitted with locking differentials, mechanical
differentials and other parts to be more suitable in
handling rough terrains and carrying heavy loads.
This specific feature is not an advantage if the vehicle
is driven in bitumen roads.
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13. Four-wheel drive is optimized for driving in extreme off-road
situations like crossing deep water, ascending over boulders, driving
on sloppy hills with low and/or low traction surfaces.
Some 4-wheel drive
systems have low or high
gear range. The low gear
range is utilized to increase
the climbing power at low
speed.

14. Cars with shifting wheel drive designs are
called all-wheel drive. This design has additional
control and power, getting better traction compared
to vehicles with 2WD in any condition.
All-wheel Drive2
Helpful when driving over moderate off-road
terrain and on sloppy road conditions, through
sand, mud, and any other loose surfaces.

15. DRAWBACKS
► In 4WD, all the wheels are powered, which
means cars with 4WD are comprised of more
parts that make it a lot heavier compared to their
two-wheel drive counterparts.
► 4WD cars are more challenging to operate,
burn more fuel, more expensive purchase, and
also requires more expensive service compared
to the 2WD cars.

16. WHICH IS FOR
YOU, 2WD OR 4WD?
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17. 2WD
If you're living in an area where rain (and in other places, light
snow) occurs or in bitumen roads.
• Cars with a front-wheel drive are the most preferred set-up.
• The rear-wheel drive is preferred specifically for
performance cars.
AWD/4WD
 It is more preferable for increased traction and for
excursions on light-duty, off-pavement.
 It’s suitable in an off-road situation (or severe snow).

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