Abbreviation for a four wheeled vehicle that has all four wheels powered by the engine.
Four wheel drive is useful for driving
off road, through snow, or other situations requiring
oodles of traction.
Most people who have one
don't know what to do with it. They drive an
SUV because it's a
status symbol, not because they need
4 wheel drive. I've seen one too many
aging soccer mommies trying to
parallel park a
Ford Excursion in a spot barely big enough for a
Toyota hatchback. Most of them probably don't even know what that extra
gear shift lever is for. Hopefully the high price of
gasoline will make these
bubbleheads go back to driving
nissans, and leave the 4x4s to people genuinely need them.