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Question:

Whats a four-wheel drive and a rear-wheel drive?

like if it‘s a rear wheel drive.does that mean like when you accelerate.those back wheels are the ones to move (have pressure) and the front wheels just get rolled along?

Answer:

rear wheel drive does not go good in snow or ice at all!! but rear wheel drive is where only the rear wheels get the car/truck going there are some vehicles that are rear wheel drive that with the touch of a button or shift of a gear shift can be put into 4 wheel drive and some vehicles come in 4 whell drive stock an example is a lot of the suberu cars and some cars are even front wheel drive which is just like the rear whell drive except the front whels get the car moving. hope this helps
Yes. Exactly right. and 4 wheel drive means the front wheels pull and the back ones push. So if you are stuck in the snow you have a better chance of getting out with a 4 wheel drive because the front/back wheels help the ones that are stuck.
Yes you are absolutely right about both the rear wheel and the four-wheel drive. Just like you said the back wheels hold all of the pressure while the front wheels just roll along. And on the four-wheel drive both the back and front wheels have the exact same pressure so that way they can have more extraction for getting out of snow or mud.

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