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Ford Edge : Your Thoughts?
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<blockquote data-quote="Travis Munday" data-source="post: 694185" data-attributes="member: 52914"><p>Eh...AWD is slowly replacing FWD in everything but economy compact cars. As more and more manufacturers are capable of making low-cost, mass-produced AWD units, they are integrating them more and more into their product line-up. Not to mention that there are fewer and fewer manufacturers that are independent, more manufacturers have access to 'company' parts and AWD systems.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>AWD systems can now be found in just about every segment out there, except economy sub/compacts; although you can find AWD compacts in other parts of the world. AWD is also slowly replacing RWD in both big sedans and performance coupe segments. You can thanks the Germans (well, Audi) and the Swedes for AWD sedans, and the Japanese for AWD performance coupes...or maybe Audi again.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Heck, AWD is even slowly replacing traditional 4x4 systems. Sure, manufacturers may call them "Automatic 4x4", but that's more of a marketing term then an accurate description. Don't want to alienate the customer base by removing that '4x4' term.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Travis Munday, post: 694185, member: 52914"] Eh...AWD is slowly replacing FWD in everything but economy compact cars. As more and more manufacturers are capable of making low-cost, mass-produced AWD units, they are integrating them more and more into their product line-up. Not to mention that there are fewer and fewer manufacturers that are independent, more manufacturers have access to 'company' parts and AWD systems. AWD systems can now be found in just about every segment out there, except economy sub/compacts; although you can find AWD compacts in other parts of the world. AWD is also slowly replacing RWD in both big sedans and performance coupe segments. You can thanks the Germans (well, Audi) and the Swedes for AWD sedans, and the Japanese for AWD performance coupes...or maybe Audi again. Heck, AWD is even slowly replacing traditional 4x4 systems. Sure, manufacturers may call them "Automatic 4x4", but that's more of a marketing term then an accurate description. Don't want to alienate the customer base by removing that '4x4' term. [/QUOTE]
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