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2. All-wheel drive vehicle - Wikipedia

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   As vehicles became more sophisticated and tires gave better winter performance in the 1960s, there was an interest in giving the benefits of all-wheel drive to conventional cars: not for off-road use but for winter use in snow or on wet roads. Exotic vehicles such as the high-powered Jensen FF followed by the AMC Eagle, Subaru Leone and Audi ...

3. Snow tire - Wikipedia

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   [21] [22] As of 2016, snow tires were 3.6% of the US market and 35% of the Canadian market. [23] US states and Canadian provinces control the use of snow tires. [24] Of these, Quebec is the only jurisdiction that requires snow tires throughout. [25] Some may require snow tires or chains only in specified areas during the winter. [26] [27] [28]

4. Snow chains - Wikipedia

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   Snow chains should be installed on one or more drive axles of the vehicle, with requirements varying for dual-tire or multi-driven-axle vehicles that range from "one pair of tires on a driven axle" to "all tires on all driven axles", possibly also one or both steering (front) wheels, requiring snow chains whenever required by signage or conditions.

5. Screw-propelled vehicle - Wikipedia

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   A screw-propelled vehicle A screw-propelled vehicle is a land or amphibious vehicle designed to cope with difficult terrain, such as snow, ice, mud, and swamp. Such vehicles are distinguished by being moved by the rotation of one or more auger-like cylinders fitted with a helical flange that engages with the medium through or over which the vehicle is moving. They have been called Archimedes ...

6. Tire - Wikipedia

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   Studded winter tire A winter tire without studs, showing tread pattern designed to compact snow in the gaps. [24] High-performance rally tires. Light-duty tires for passenger vehicles carry loads in the range of 550 to 1,100 pounds (250 to 500 kg) on the drive wheel.

7. Ford-Utilimaster FFV - Wikipedia

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   Anecdotal evidence shows that some FFVs have four-wheel-drive. [8] The FFV has an average observed fuel consumption of 6.9 mpg ‑US (34.1 L/100 km; 8.3 mpg ‑imp ), worse than the 8.2 mpg ‑US (28.7 L/100 km; 9.8 mpg ‑imp ) of the LLVs and slightly better than the 6.3 mpg ‑US (37.3 L/100 km; 7.6 mpg ‑imp ) of the commercial off-the ...