are they the same thing? which is better? which is safer? I‘m looking at Honda Pilot 2005 and it is all wheel drive. I want four wheel drive; is that the same thing?
If you are going to be breaking in the turn you need to apply the breaks before the turn and continue with as little pressure as needed to get you through it. If you know the turn is coming up you should have already downshifted to lower your speed to get into and through the turn without breaking. As you are coming out of the turn, you should accelerate through it, this will make it so you retain complete control of the bike. The rear tire will grip the pavement as long as there is no foreign substance on the ground to make it slip, such as gravel. Safe riding is the one cause that gets you home at night. 47 years of riding
It's all about feel, how good/warm your tires are how slippy is the surface you're riding on etc really. If you don't know your bikes braking limits then you will be safer scrubbing off the speed before the corner and using the torque of the engine through the bends, on track days etc most guys will brake later into corners etc as they trust their tires and the track surface however on the street there may be loose gravel etc on the bend which you don't want to be braking on whilst leaned over
I think the difference is four wheel is 2 wheel until you put it in 4 wheel manually. I had a Subaru Forester that was all wheel drive. All four wheels were active all the time unless one or two wheels were spinning (such as in slush, slick snow or ice). It would then put all the power behind the non spinning wheels. I have never drove a car that was so good on every surface. My husband said it was the most sure tracking car he had ever driven. I went through snow that was half way up! to the doors. I sold it for a larger Hylander and I still miss the way it performed in the winter. Loved that car!!! Consumer Reports will tell you what you want to know about how the Honda Pilot 4 wheel performs and what kind of mileage you can expect. Your library has copies of this book and magazine. Honda's have a good repair record. Good Luck
All wheel drive is for on road driving and 4 wheel drive is for off road driving. The main difference is that in 4 wheel drive the wheels lock up and if you make a turn on a hard dry surface you will be pushing and dragging wheels along. An all wheel drive enables the drive train to release the power from a wheel, usually through a viscous coupling, to another wheel for more efficient control. All in all 4x4 is for loose and slippery surfaces and AWD is for hard surfaces.
Rear wheel drive is where your rear wheels move your vehicle. Front wheel drive is where your front wheels move your vehicle. 4Wheel drive is where all four wheels move your vehicle. Which is better depends on the driver. There are arguments either way. The best way to determine for yourself is to test drive them. I'm happy with rear wheel drive, though tests have shown front wheel drive to be safer. If your tires are in good condition and not the problem you can still look into better tires that help prevent skiding. Here is pedia's technical description and link below: Front-wheel drive is the most common form of engine/transmission layout used in modern passenger cars, where the engine drives the front wheels. Most front-wheel drive vehicles today feature transverse engine mounting, where as in past decades engines were mostly positioned longitudinally instead. Rear-wheel drive was the traditional standard and is still widely used in luxury cars, most sport cars, and trucks. Four-wheel drive is also sometimes used. The vast majority of rear wheel drive vehicles use a longitudinally-mounted engine in the front of the vehicle, driving the rear wheels via a driveshaft linked via a differential between the rear axles. Some FR layout vehicles place the transmission at the rear, though most attach it to the engine at the front. Rear wheel drive has fallen out of favor in passenger cars since the 1980s[citation needed], due in part to higher manufacturing costs, and that front wheel drive is safer to drive[1], and that it performs better on slippery roads.[2][3] However, some automobile brands, including Cadillac, Mercedes-Benz, BMW and Porsche continue to use rear wheel drive platforms. Rear wheel drive (or all-wheel drive) is still the preferred choice for high performance automobiles.[4]
