"Brad" <google@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> On Apr 15, 11:08 pm, steam3801 <tryspammingt...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>> Well, it's official - according to Ford's advertising campaign for
>> it's "Territory" model 4WD.
>>
>> 4WDs are not for outdoor recreation, not for off-road leisure -
> Rant cut.
>
> Are you perchance confusing 4WD with AWD? While AWD does indeed drive
> all 4 wheels, the concept and purpose is entirely different and does
> not pretend to be a 'proper' 4WD.
AWD is a marketing gimmik invented by the manufacturers in an attempt to
dissasociate 4WD from specifically off road cars, nothing more. In the
past
if a car was 4WD it was, by default, an off road car. These days the line
isn't so clear.
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