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- From: tut@cairo.Eng.Sun.COM (Bill "Bill" Tuthill)
- Newsgroups: rec.autos
- Subject: Re: Mini-van or utility vehicle...4WD vs gas mileage
- Date: 5 Jan 1993 22:16:21 GMT
- Organization: Sun Microsystems Inc., Mountain View, CA
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- wen-king@cs.caltech.edu (Wen-King Su) writes:
- >
- > The Mitsubishi Exp LRV [has] AWD, though it is permanently engaged.
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- By definition AWD is always engaged; this is technically possible because
- of a front/rear differential. Normally 4WD has low-range, whereas AWD
- does not. Some 4WD/AWD systems (such as Jeep Quadratrac) have low-range,
- and are permanently engaged as well.
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- Greenpeace claims that a gallon of gasoline burns into 20 pounds of CO2.
- That is reason enough to desire good fuel economy. As a public service,
- I'm listing the EPA mileage figures for all AWD and 4WD vehicles in the
- 1993 Edmunds import car prices book. Isuzu is missing from this book,
- for unknown reasons. Can anyone add domestics? The Mazda Navajo 4WD is
- identical to the Ford Explorer two-door.
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- Audi 90 Quattro 17/22 no automatic
- Audi 100 Quattro 18/23 auto 18/22
- Mazda MPV 4WD auto 15/19 no low range
- Mazda Navajo 4WD 17/22 auto 15/20
- Mercedes 300E AWD auto 19/25 no manual
- Mercedes 300TE AWD auto 17/21 T = station wagon
- Mitsub. LRV AWD 22/26 auto 21/25
- Mitsub. Expo AWD 19/24 auto 19/23
- Mitsub. Montero 4WD auto 15/18 no manual
- Nissan Pathfinder 4WD 15/18 auto 15/18
- Subaru Legacy AWD 21/27 auto 21/27
- Subaru Loyale AWD 24/29 auto 22/23
- Toyota Celica All-trac 19/24 no automatic
- Toyota 4Runner 4WD 19/22 automatic requires V6
- Toyota 4Runner V6 4WD 14/18 auto 14/16
- Toyota Land Bruiser auto 12/15 no manual
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