How to Use all-wheel drive in a Sentence
all-wheel drive
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Front-wheel drive is standard; all-wheel drive is optional.
—Tribune News Service, cleveland, 6 June 2020
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All three crossovers come standard with front-wheel drive and offer all-wheel drive as an option.
—Joey Capparella, Car and Driver, 15 June 2020
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With all-wheel drive engaged and the center clutch doing its thing, the Kia handled the course with aplomb.
—Eric Bangeman, Ars Technica, 26 June 2020
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Center passengers will suffer a large hump courtesy of the beauty of all-wheel drive.
—cleveland, 29 Feb. 2020
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The all-wheel drive works invisibly, with no interaction needed from the driver.
—cleveland, 14 Mar. 2020
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Those would have more credibility if Audi hadn't killed the all-wheel drive derivative with the new model.
—Jens Meiners, Car and Driver, 1 June 2020
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An eight-speed automatic transmission is on hand, as is all-wheel drive, and VW claims that the car can go up to 87 mph in electric mode.
—Joey Capparella, Car and Driver, 25 Feb. 2020
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The architecture will support vehicles with front-, rear- and all-wheel drive; ranges up to 400 miles; and one, two or three electric motors.
—Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 5 Mar. 2020
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Cadillac expects about half of CT4 buyers to opt for all-wheel drive, which adds about 130 pounds to the car and is available across the range.
—Scott Oldham, Car and Driver, 8 July 2020
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As standard, the F-150 is rear-wheel drive, but it can also be configured with all-wheel drive, with an open or locking rear differential.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 25 June 2020
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Limited and Platinum model employ all-wheel drive to optimize handling under any condition, not just inclement weather.
—cleveland, 22 Feb. 2020
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The all-wheel drive system can send 10%-50% of torque to the rear axle.
—Tribune News Service, cleveland, 18 Sep. 2021
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With all-wheel drive, the figures drop by 2 mpg across the board.
—Joe Lorio, Car and Driver, 16 May 2022
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Back in the day, 4-wheel drive and all-wheel drive were niche features.
—Ezra Dyer, Popular Mechanics, 19 Jan. 2023
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The new Ghosts have all-wheel drive, air springs, and rear-axle steering.
—Connor Hoffman, Car and Driver, 28 Oct. 2021
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And there are lots of people who don’t need all-wheel drive.
—Mike Duff, Car and Driver, 13 Sep. 2021
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V-6—plus the option of rear- or all-wheel drive and three trim levels.
—Rich Ceppos, Car and Driver, 26 Oct. 2020
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Audi stands out from BMW with all-wheel drive and a mega-grille.
—Tribune News Service, cleveland, 26 Dec. 2020
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Like the i7, the 760i is all-wheel drive, but in this case, through an eight-speed transmission.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 5 Nov. 2022
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This will be the first model offered by GM with the choice of front wheel drive, rear drive or all-wheel drive.
—Sam Abuelsamid, Forbes, 19 July 2022
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And as with most Subarus, all-wheel drive comes standard.
—Popular Mechanics, 6 Oct. 2020
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As the name suggests, both are all-wheel drive, twin-motor EVs, with one drive unit per axle.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 25 July 2022
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Rear-wheel drive is standard; all-wheel drive is a $3,000 extra.
—Tribune News Service, cleveland, 13 Aug. 2022
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It’ll be equipped with all-wheel drive with an electric motor on each axle.
—Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 18 Oct. 2022
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Both rear-wheel and all-wheel drive models are offered.
—Tribune News Service, cleveland, 2 Apr. 2022
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Adding all-wheel drive will reduce those number by 2 and 1 mpg, says Chevy.
—Josh Max, Forbes, 10 Feb. 2023
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The plug-in hybrid models also come with all-wheel drive.
—Christian De Looper, BGR, 25 May 2022
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There are drive units for front-wheel drive, rear-wheel drive, and an assist all-wheel drive unit, and then a pair of drive units for trucks.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 17 Sep. 2020
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The base engine comes with front-wheel drive; a more powerful one gets all-wheel drive.
—Tribune News Service, cleveland, 22 Aug. 2020
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Those looking to save on fuel costs will want to take a look at the aforementioned Corolla hybrid sedan, which is newly available with all-wheel drive for 2023.
—Austin Irwin, Car and Driver, 19 Feb. 2023
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