Honda CR-V Houston Texas TX
Reader’s Question:
I’ve been seeing some Honda CR-Vs on the road here in Houston, Texas and have taken a liking to owning one for myself. Just wondering, Honda always mentions the Real time 4WD on the CR-V. What is it all about?
Bridget
Houston, TX
Hi there, Bridget! I am sure that grabbing a CR-V for you here in Houston, Texas is a great idea. I think it is great choice for daily urban driving and occasional drives on rough roads. You asked about Real Time 4WD.
Since you’ve only seen the car around and been attracted to the styles, my guess is that you won’t be too particular if the car is 2WD or 4WD. Just to fill you in for your benefit, 2WD means 2-wheel drive while 4WD just means four-wheel drive. For daily driving on well-paved roads, I think 2WD is already perfect; the engine just powers a set of two wheels of the car. Four-wheel drive vehicles are typically associated with off-road driving, yes, the kind you see on sports TV, with mud flying everywhere. But, yes, this technology has also been adapted for vehicles available to us normal drivers. The four-wheel drive originally had a switch in the vehicle, from 2-wheel to 4-wheel, and had a low and high setting to adapt the vehicle to the road condition. Real time 4wd is different because the car doesn’t have that “switch” anymore. The switching is all done automatically by the car. The driver need not bother him or herself with switching from 2WD to 4WD.
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