How to Use all-wheel drive in a Sentence
all-wheel drive
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Both seat four, and are available with either rear-wheel-drive or all-wheel drive.
— Tom Krisher, The Seattle Times, 5 Sep. 2017 -
Fully variable all-wheel drive is standard on all Cayenne models.
— Terry Troy, cleveland.com, 17 Sep. 2017 -
That means this Impala remains front-wheel drive, though the Caddy's all-wheel drive is not an option.
— Ben Stewart, Popular Mechanics, 19 Mar. 2013 -
While rear-wheel drive is standard across the line, all trim levels are available with all-wheel drive, which adds $2,500 to any rear-drive model’s price.
— G. Chambers Williams Iii, star-telegram, 8 Sep. 2017 -
Both will use Porsche's fantastic PDK dual clutch transmission and all-wheel drive.
— Ben Stewart, Popular Mechanics, 21 Nov. 2013 -
The High-Rider is sold in many markets around the world with an option for all-wheel drive, but the U.S. gets just the front-drive configuration, for now.
— Mark Maynard, sandiegouniontribune.com, 8 Sep. 2017 -
The all-wheel drive system can send 10%-50% of torque to the rear axle.
— Tribune News Service, cleveland, 18 Sep. 2021 -
With all-wheel drive, the figures drop by 2 mpg across the board.
— Joe Lorio, Car and Driver, 16 May 2022 -
Of course, being a Humvee, the Scarabée comes with all-wheel drive.
— Darren Orf, Popular Mechanics, 20 June 2019 -
Back in the day, 4-wheel drive and all-wheel drive were niche features.
— Ezra Dyer, Popular Mechanics, 19 Jan. 2023 -
The new Ghosts have all-wheel drive, air springs, and rear-axle steering.
— Connor Hoffman, Car and Driver, 28 Oct. 2021 -
And there are lots of people who don’t need all-wheel drive.
— Mike Duff, Car and Driver, 13 Sep. 2021 -
V-6—plus the option of rear- or all-wheel drive and three trim levels.
— Rich Ceppos, Car and Driver, 26 Oct. 2020 -
Audi stands out from BMW with all-wheel drive and a mega-grille.
— Tribune News Service, cleveland, 26 Dec. 2020 -
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 -
So far, adding all-wheel drive to the Prius hasn’t reversed its slide, with sales down 43% this year.
— Bloomberg, Twin Cities, 3 June 2019 -
The other, the focus here, is the hybrid UX 250h, which comes with all-wheel drive.
— Frank A. Aukofer, Houston Chronicle, 14 July 2019 -
Because this Wrangler, the JL, is the first one to offer all-wheel drive.
— Ezra Dyer, Popular Mechanics, 13 Feb. 2019 -
Front-wheel drive is standard, with all-wheel drive adding $1,300.
— Emma Jayne Williams, star-telegram, 19 May 2018 -
But the Stinger is Kia’s first sedan available with all-wheel drive, for an extra $2,200.
— Emma Jayne Williams, star-telegram, 12 May 2018 -
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 -
As with all Subarus that don’t end with a Z, all-wheel drive comes standard.
— Clifford Atiyeh, Car and Driver, 16 Feb. 2018 -
And as with most Subarus, all-wheel drive comes standard.
— Popular Mechanics, 6 Oct. 2020 -
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 -
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 -
Rear-wheel drive is standard; all-wheel drive is a $3,000 extra.
— Tribune News Service, cleveland, 13 Aug. 2022 -
It’ll be equipped with all-wheel drive with an electric motor on each axle.
— Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 18 Oct. 2022 -
Both rear-wheel and all-wheel drive models are offered.
— Tribune News Service, cleveland, 2 Apr. 2022 -
Adding all-wheel drive will reduce those number by 2 and 1 mpg, says Chevy.
— Josh Max, Forbes, 10 Feb. 2023 -
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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