How to Use four-wheel drive in a Sentence
four-wheel drive
noun-
The pickup can shift from rear- to four-wheel drive on the fly.
— Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 24 Oct. 2022 -
But put it in four-wheel drive and the handling is locked down.
— Ezra Dyer, Popular Mechanics, 10 Jan. 2019 -
To the right of that are two shorter gears; the first is to shift the Scout from rear-wheel drive to four-wheel drive.
— David Krumboltz, The Mercury News, 10 June 2019 -
Built to be able to leave the road behind, the Scout 80 has four-wheel drive and a high ground clearance.
— WSJ, 19 Dec. 2021 -
In 1987, the wagon would be offered with four-wheel drive.
— Andrew Wendler, Car and Driver, 29 Apr. 2021 -
Shaun gave us a four-wheel drive truck and assigned us a driver and a guide.
— Jeffrey Gettleman, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2018 -
The Eagle is not just a Concord with Quadra-Trac four-wheel drive.
— David E. Davis Jr., Car and Driver, 15 Feb. 2023 -
To back up the engine, the XT6 buyer can choose front-wheel drive or full-time four-wheel drive.
— Tony Assenza, Car and Driver, 11 Sep. 2020 -
Miller was a ski bum before that required a trust fund and four-wheel drive.
— Steve Chawkins, latimes.com, 25 Jan. 2018 -
It's powered by a 6.4-liter V-8 and comes standard with four-wheel drive.
— Connor Hoffman, Car and Driver, 21 June 2021 -
The 4xe is equipped with Dana 44 axles and a two-speed transfer case that enables full-time four-wheel drive.
— Connor Hoffman, Car and Driver, 29 Apr. 2021 -
Few cars were on the roads and those that were out driving around were either four-wheel drive or snow plows.
— Erika Butler, The Aegis, 21 Mar. 2018 -
Rear-wheel drive is standard with four-wheel drive as a $3050 option.
— Joey Capparella, Car and Driver, 5 Jan. 2021 -
Think four-wheel drive, extreme roads, and no gas stations for miles.
— Megan Barber, Curbed, 4 Apr. 2018 -
And, as the saying goes, fortune favors the bold—and those who’ve rented a car with four-wheel drive.
— Christina Pérez, Vogue, 11 July 2022 -
In Salt Lake City, only cars with four-wheel drive and tires with chains are allowed on roads.
— CBS News, 26 Nov. 2019 -
Candice added that Dylan’s truck was in four-wheel drive, but that was a feature of the truck that did not work.
— Kyani Reid, NBC News, 14 June 2022 -
Six trim levels, three engines and rear- or four-wheel drive.
— Tribune News Service, cleveland, 22 Aug. 2020 -
Four trims are available, in either rear- or four-wheel drive.
— Tribune News Service, cleveland, 11 Jan. 2020 -
Without the package, it's rated at 32 mpg with rear-wheel drive and 29 mpg with four-wheel drive.
— Joey Capparella, Car and Driver, 16 Sep. 2022 -
The Bargersville Fire Department sent a four-wheel drive truck that got stuck.
— Holly V. Hays, Indianapolis Star, 23 Jan. 2018 -
Be warned: The road heading to Godafoss can be quite rocky and full of potholes, so equip yourself with four-wheel drive.
— Erika Owen, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Aug. 2019 -
My Limited would have four-wheel drive, the larger CrewMax cab, and the longer 6.5-foot box.
— Car and Driver, 2 Dec. 2021 -
Scrap the winning design in favor of a bold new approach: four-wheel drive.
— Tom Avril, Philly.com, 21 Mar. 2018 -
And because this is a Land Cruiser, four-wheel drive comes standard, too.
— Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 10 June 2021 -
In the winter, a four-wheel drive vehicle with snow tires is necessary to reach the springs.
— Jen Murphy, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Feb. 2023 -
Most trims are four-wheel drive, but there are a couple of two-wheel drive offerings as well.
— Eric D. Lawrence, Detroit Free Press, 11 Mar. 2021 -
Both vehicles should be in four-wheel drive, with any available diffs locked, and in first gear, if not low range.
— Wes Siler, Outside Online, 19 June 2018 -
Most of the landscape is accessible only by horse or four-wheel drive in the warmer months, and not at all in the winter.
— New York Times, 4 Aug. 2021 -
Jeeps were first built during World War II with four-wheel drive, to be able to go on terrain where horses could go.
— A.j. Baime, WSJ, 5 June 2021
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