Four-wheel drive, all-wheel drive, AWD, 4WD, or 4×4 (`four by four`) is a four-wheeled vehicle with a drivetrain that allows all four wheels to receive torque from the engine. ==Definitions== ===4×4=== Four-by-four (4×4) refers to the general class of vehicles. The first figure is normally the total wheels (more precisely, axle ends, which ma..... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four-wheel_drive