How to Distinguish Between Two-Wheel Drive and Four-Wheel Drive?
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Distinguishing between two-wheel drive and four-wheel drive: If only two wheels have driving capability, it is two-wheel drive; if all four wheels have driving capability, it is four-wheel drive. The most obvious difference between the two is power, with four-wheel drive being significantly more powerful than two-wheel drive. Two-wheel drive can be categorized into front-engine rear-wheel drive, front-engine front-wheel drive, rear-engine front-wheel drive, and rear-engine rear-wheel drive. Four-wheel drive includes full-time four-wheel drive, on-demand four-wheel drive, and part-time four-wheel drive. Two-wheel drive offers higher flexibility and lower fuel consumption, while four-wheel drive provides better performance at any time but consumes more fuel. In two-wheel drive vehicles, the differential allows the left and right drive wheels to rotate at different speeds, whereas in four-wheel drive, a center differential is required to adjust the speed difference between the front and rear wheels.