How to Use all-wheel drive in a Sentence
all-wheel drive
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Of course, being a Humvee, the Scarabée comes with all-wheel drive.
—Darren Orf, Popular Mechanics, 20 June 2019
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The other, the focus here, is the hybrid UX 250h, which comes with all-wheel drive.
—Frank A. Aukofer, Houston Chronicle, 14 July 2019
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Four Motors Burns said the Endurance will be built with four motors — one for each wheel — to deliver all-wheel drive.
—David Welch / Bloomberg, Time, 7 Nov. 2019
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An eight-speed Tiptronic automatic transmission is standard, as is all-wheel drive.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 27 July 2019
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Everything worked exactly right: power when my right foot asked for it, progressive and smooth steering, all-wheel drive to keep my exuberance in check.
—Sue Callaway, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2019
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Instead, the Outback saved Subaru, as the car's success led the brand to refocus on selling all-wheel drive as a unique selling point in its cars.
—Larry Printz, Dallas News, 10 Aug. 2019
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Its all-wheel drive system senses temperature, windshield wiper use, and other factors to adjust traction before the wheels begin to spin.
—Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 20 July 2019
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The all-wheel drive system is rear biased and electronically controlled, with full-time dynamic torque vectoring control.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Oct. 2019
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Ford’s midsize sedan is a little dated but continues to earns points for its quiet interior, pleasing balance of handling and ride comfort, and available all-wheel drive.
—Washington Post, 28 Aug. 2019
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Most SUVs with a capable traction-control system or all-wheel drive can handle most trails in the national park system.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Aug. 2019
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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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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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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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Front-wheel drive is standard on the former; all-wheel drive is a $2,000 option and standard on the Sport.
—Tribune News Service, cleveland, 11 Jan. 2020
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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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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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