How does a Honda all wheel drive?

Answer 1

One would imagine the car uses, like the Jeep, grandaddy of all practical 4X4"s though there was a Heer Engine Company Four wheel drive tractor in the teens, for those old-timers out there. The system uses two differentials- one forward and one aft and a centrally located gearbox (transmission) in the driving compartment with usually two shift levers- one for the normal selection of gears, the other, sometimes called a transfer case, to cut in the front differential for maximum traction.- four wheel drive. I once saw a full-size sectional model of this at the Auto show explaining exactly how the Jeep Transmission functions- Educational to say the least. One hastens to add there were a number of trucks and one sports car (Alfa-Romeo) that had two drive shafts and two differentials but were NOT Four wheel drive- but had counter-rotating shafts to equalize torque, when accelerating this gave a most melodious sound like a steel guitar- Blooooommm! alas- no long serviceable, like the tiger"s tail on oil trucks supposed to allay fire hazards.