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...Companies such as Subaru and Mitsubishi are tinkering with hybrid systems that place the electric motors at the wheels to give the vehicles more power and traction when they switch to four-wheel drive. For now, these types of hybrids are specifically designed to appeal to drivers who like to go off-road. However, the same layout will also become more common as the hybrid evolves and electric motors at the wheels become the primary source of power, Gauthier predicts. "Over time, you move to a vehicle where the internal combustion engine isn't connected to the driveline," Gauthier says...
...managed to throw me out of this 350-pound, four-wheel marathon carriage,” Kumin says. As Deuter returned toward the fallen Kumin, “he swerved—and pulled the carriage across my body,” she says. She lay on the field, nearly lifeless...
...closed course or have a death wish, it's tough to push it to the max. On New York's Taconic Parkway, I never had to shift above fourth gear to feel like a human cannonball and pull all the Le Mans moves I could safely muster. With four-wheel drive and Pirelli 18-in. tires, the car never felt unstable. But here's the rub: it takes every ounce of restraint not to break the speed limit in this bull, yet the sound of the engine behind you is so overwhelming you may not notice the state trooper until...
With two teams putting up this kind of numbers finally meeting on the field, the game had the appeal of mixing two volatile chemicals. The Fitzpatrick Express was set for a head-on collision with Northeastern’s four-wheel drive running game. In theory, they could have combined for over 1000 yards...
...time when everyone is duct-taping the windows, it doesn't seem so crazy to think you would one day drive the family into the mountains.) How else to explain GM research showing that the No. 1 reason people buy midsize SUVs is that the vehicles have four-wheel drive, a feature most people rarely need? Americans frequently pay extra for security: alarm systems, travel insurance, fire extinguishers. If you consider what they can do on dirt and snow, SUVs aren't materially different...