Comments on: What is the difference between a 4WD SUV and a 4×4? http://www.i-save-u-gas.com/save-gas/what-is-the-difference-between-a-4wd-suv-and-a-4x4/ Helping you save money at the gas pump Fri, 02 Jul 2010 10:30:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Jerry J http://www.i-save-u-gas.com/save-gas/what-is-the-difference-between-a-4wd-suv-and-a-4x4/comment-page-1/#comment-77 Jerry J Mon, 17 Aug 2009 03:38:43 +0000 http://www.i-save-u-gas.com/?p=217#comment-77 I'd say they're the same thing, but then again a 4X4 can also be a pickup truck as well as an SUV. Then there's all wheel drive (AWD), where all four wheels have power and cannot shift between 4X4 and 4X2 mode. So, to answer the other question, the first number is total # of wheels, and the second is how many wheels have power. Another example is a 6X4 ATV, which has two axles in the back, powering a total of 4 wheels, then two non-powered wheels in the front for steering. I’d say they’re the same thing, but then again a 4X4 can also be a pickup truck as well as an SUV.

Then there’s all wheel drive (AWD), where all four wheels have power and cannot shift between 4X4 and 4X2 mode.

So, to answer the other question, the first number is total # of wheels, and the second is how many wheels have power. Another example is a 6X4 ATV, which has two axles in the back, powering a total of 4 wheels, then two non-powered wheels in the front for steering.

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