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phl666 | 17:04 Mon 26th Sep 2005 | Motoring
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Why are 4-wheel drive cars referred to as 4x4? I know one of the 4s must refer to the 4 wheels, but what is the other 4 for?
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Hi,

    4x4 simply means that the vehicle has 4 wheels and that all four wheels are driven.A normal car would be classed as a 4 x 2 as it has four wheels and only the front (or rear ) wheels are driven (connected to the engine via shafts and gearbox etc)

 

hope That clears it up for you.

17:24 Mon 26th Sep 2005
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just to follow that, Commercial vehicles such as tippers are known as 6x2 or 8x4 to indicate that they have 6 wheels, two of them drive.
20:59 Mon 26th Sep 2005

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