Front differential failures are extremely rare, but when they do start to fail, you may hear grinding, feel vibrations and have trouble steering. If you notice any of these symptoms, it’s best ...

A front-drive car doesn’t need a longitudinal transmission, driveshaft, or rear differential, all of which are necessary for ...

An all-wheel-drive vehicle typically uses an engine, a torque converter or clutch, a transmission, a center differential, a clutch pack, a rear differential, and a front differential. However ...

Part-time AWD usually remains in front-wheel-drive (FWD) or rear-wheel drive (RWD) mode until more traction becomes necessary. At that point, the part-time AWD system directs power to the axle and ...

To allow the front and rear tires to spin at different speeds, AWD systems use either a center differential or a clutch-pack coupling between the front and rear axles. We've covered the ...

Most systems these days are AWD, meaning that there’s a center differential of some sort that allows the front and rear tires to turn at different speeds. AWD can be used on dry pavement ...

Audi touts the S5’s “all-wheel-drive clutch” as well as the new ... it will still send the majority of its power to the front ...

Part-time AWD does exist, and the same can be said ... The lever on the left is for disengaging the front axle in forward mode and to engage the front axle in rear mode, whereas the passenger ...

Many newer four-wheel and all-wheel drive vehicles utilize modern IFS ... On a four-wheel drive solid front axle, the front driveshaft connects to the pinion gear at the rear of the differential ...

The dual-motor Cybertruck has two diff locks—one at the front and one at the rear—while the tri-motor Cyberbeast has just one mechanical locker on the front axle and a virtual lock at the back.

When roadways get snowy or crusted with ice, you’re probably going to wish you had a Subaru. Sure, plenty of automakers offer all-wheel drive, but no other firm except for perhaps Audi hangs its ...