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		guax on Aug 9, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: National Park Service Will Cite AWD Drivers for Dr... Sure. Car manufacturers do not reinvent terms for marketing. They all agree on the same term always.

kelnos on Aug 9, 2024 [–]

Exactly. Mercedes calls theirs "4MATIC", which might make you think it's 4WD, but nope, it's AWD.

(Technically the full name for it is "4MATIC AWD", but no one actually calls it that.)

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