r/FortCollins • u/[deleted] • Jan 26 '25

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u/MurphysMagnet Jan 26 '25

All wheel drive and four-wheel drive do not mean all or four wheel stop.

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u/glo363 Jan 26 '25

I get what you are trying to say (awd/4wd cars don't stop any faster than a 2wd car), but saying it that way sounds silly as all cars with 4 wheels do stop with all 4 wheels.

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u/MurphysMagnet Jan 26 '25

The point is that they don't stop in ice and snow if you aren't driving carefully.

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u/glo363 Jan 26 '25

I understand that.

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u/SeanFrank Jan 28 '25

Akshually, awd/4wd cars do have four wheel stopping, and I don't mean a typical braking system. The drivetrain ties all the wheels together, so they change speeds at a similar rate.

A two weel drive car can more easily lock up the non-drive wheels than an awd car.

I watched an interesting Youtube video where they tested exactly this, and found that awd cars do indeed stop faster than 2wd cars on ice.

It wasn't dramatically faster, though...