Is Volkswagen's Full-Time Four-Wheel Drive a Pseudo Four-Wheel Drive?
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Volkswagen's full-time four-wheel drive is not a true four-wheel drive in the strictest sense and can be considered a pseudo four-wheel drive. Here is a detailed introduction about the four-wheel drive system: Overview: Four-wheel drive enables all four wheels of a car to receive driving force. The engine's power is distributed to all four wheels, reducing the likelihood of wheel slip on poor road conditions and significantly improving the car's off-road capability. Others: Part-time four-wheel drive relies on operating a transfer case to switch between two-wheel drive and four-wheel drive. Since the transfer case lacks a central differential, part-time four-wheel-drive vehicles cannot use four-wheel drive on hard surfaces (paved roads).