Many trucks, SUVs, and cars come with all-wheel-drive or four-wheel-drive. The other drive configurations you will see a car have is either front-wheel-drive which is popular in economy focused cars or rear-wheel-drive which is common for many sports carts. Most of the times trucks and Jeeps are equipped with four-wheel-drive. Cars such as Subarus are equipped with all-wheel-drive. The only problem is most people think they’re the same thing, but they are in fact different. Let’s dive in and explain the difference between AWD and 4WD. All-Wheel Drive All-wheel drives system are very common in cars like the Subaru Impreza . Sometimes this system is used in larger trucks and SUVs like the Cadillac Escalade or the Ford Raptor. Like the name implies, the all-wheel-drive system powers all four wheels. If you live in a dry climate such as Arizona, you may never even need the additional grip of all-wheel-drive, but climates, where you are likely to experience rain or s...