AWD or 4WD??

ms6acton

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2006 Mazdaspeed 6
when i start up my car, on the dash in the right hand side it says 4wd when all the lights come on. i thought our cars were awd. anyone have any input on this?
 
From what I understand, it is an electronically controlled 4WD. The car is primarily FWD until the ECU detects slip or aggressive driving in which case the ECU will send up to 50% pwr/trq to the Rear Wheels. I am friends with the tech at my dealership and that's what he told me...
 
4WD generally denotes a vehicle that powers all 4 wheels with a low range transfer case. AWD denotes a car who's power goes to the 4 wheels with no low range transfer case. Our cars are AWD as per Mazdas own literature.
 
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