Different model years are engineered and perform differently. I have watched a lot of the Ford videos that splain "how it works". Recent improvements include (what Ford calls) "artificial intelligence" that anticipates the need for power to the front and applies it BEFORE rotational speed differences are sensed.
My own aha moment was pulling out into traffic on the busy road out of my neighborhood. I was in 2H ... It was wet ... line painted on road for crosswalk ...traffic was coming so I stepped on it so as not to dilly dally & to get out there. Rear wheels spun which doesn't happen in AWD. There are other examples of things that can sneak up on you.
Plenty of vehicles are full time AWD. There are reasons for that and why they are safer. But still, in theory it's possible to save a few bucks running in 2H. Personal choice.
https://www.audiusa.com/us/web/en/innovation/quattro.html
My own aha moment was pulling out into traffic on the busy road out of my neighborhood. I was in 2H ... It was wet ... line painted on road for crosswalk ...traffic was coming so I stepped on it so as not to dilly dally & to get out there. Rear wheels spun which doesn't happen in AWD. There are other examples of things that can sneak up on you.
Plenty of vehicles are full time AWD. There are reasons for that and why they are safer. But still, in theory it's possible to save a few bucks running in 2H. Personal choice.
https://www.audiusa.com/us/web/en/innovation/quattro.html
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