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What's in a Name? BMW to roll out sDrive for rear-drivers

Remember the good old days when at least BMW nomenclature was straightforward? The first digit designated the series and the second and third the displacement of the engine. Maybe an extra letter would be tacked on, but that was it. Then they started with M this, Z that and X for the SUVs with xDrive all-wheel drive. So now we've got things like the X6 xDrive 35i. Now they're dropping another one on us: rear-wheel-drive models, which used to be the entire BMW line-up, will now bear the "sDrive" nameplate in addition to whatever else they stick ... Read more →

Hard times means some Icelanders can't keep on truckin' Jonathon Ramsey

In Iceland, the leviathan you see in the picture above is called a "jeep." Here in the U.S., it would be called a massively tricked out F-350 Super Duty, or probably just "monster truck." The 6,000 ...

Torque Vectoring: The future of AWD Jonathon Ramsey

The F-16 is inherently unstable and cannot fly without computerized nannies to keep it aloft. As AWD systems in cars get more complex and can do more things more quickly, one wonders if there will ...

In the Autoblog Garage: 2007 Toyota Tundra Limited Dan Roth

Click photo above to view a gallery of Tundra shots I wanted to hate this thing. Toyota? Taking on the last bastion of red blooded American pickups? Yeah, right! The domestic manufacturers have kept ...

Ferrari develops 4WD system Damon Lavrinc

According to an article in Italiaspeed, it seems you may be able to equip your next prancing horse with all-wheel-drive. What's being called "insertable 4x4" can be equipped in both Ferrari's ...

Ford Transit gets 4WD 3 years ago on Autoblog

Click to enlarge The Ford Transit has for decades been the standard working horse of Europe and much of the rest of the world – the F-150 for our friends across the pond. The versatile work-a-day hauler was recently named Van of the Year by a pan-European panel of automotive journalists. (Why ...

Farfromskiddin: Mercedes-Benz S-Class 4MATIC unveiled 3 years ago on Autoblog

Mercedes-Benz has taken the wraps off its upcoming line-up of 4MATIC S-Class sedans. 4MATIC is, of course, the name for Mercedes' all-wheel-drive system, and the range-topping über-sedan will offer it mated to a number of engines to give the well-heeled a host of choices for uncompromised ...






Autoblog Podcast #152: Paukert Enhanced!

Eddie Alterman wades in with Sam, Chris, Dan, and Jonny to talk about SEMA and other recent events.

 
 

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