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four-wheel-drive

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  • Ben Kelly, president of Kelly Insurance Agency in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, says he recently bought a loaded Ford F-150 four-door, four-wheel-drive Super Crew pickup truck for about $45,000.

    Revving Up the Top-Selling Rides Joseph B. White 2011

  • GM notes that its efforts to boost the mileage of its V-8 engines have resulted in a four-wheel-drive Silverado that has the same fuel-economy rating as Ford's four-wheel-drive V-6 EcoBoost—15 city and 21 highway.

    Revving Up the Top-Selling Rides Joseph B. White 2011

  • The sensors that control modern four-wheel-drive systems are quicker to react to a loss of traction than the average driver.

    Columnist Jonathan Welsh answers readers' questions about automobiles 2012

  • Day three took us to Farabee's Jeep Rentals, where Richard Farabee showed us his collection of dead scorpions before sending us off in a four-wheel-drive to a series of Gold Rush ghost towns.

    Living It Up in Death Valley Christina Binkley 2011

  • A: While many drivers prefer the control—or implied control—of a four-wheel-drive system that can be engaged manually by the driver, automatic systems like the one on the Escape are usually more effective.

    Columnist Jonathan Welsh answers readers' questions about automobiles 2012

  • Executives travel in convoys of armored four-wheel-drive vehicles and armed security personnel armed with guns.

    Oil Sector Sets Sights High, Adds More Muscle Hassan Hafidh 2011

  • We had our four-wheel-drive tractor, which was the centerpiece of our farming operation in a repair shop, and [the farm agency] was contacted by the repairman for the payment, and the agency let them go ahead [and] take possession of the tractor and auction it off without telling us ....

    Native American farmers celebrate settlement in USDA discrimination case Krissah Thompson 2010

  • We had our four-wheel-drive tractor, which was the centerpiece of our farming operation in a repair shop, and [the farm agency] was contacted by the repairman for the payment, and the agency let them go ahead [and] take possession of the tractor and auction it off without telling us ....

    Native American farmers celebrate settlement in USDA discrimination case Krissah Thompson 2010

  • Kildow put his stuff on the Boise-area Craigslist site under "barter" and suggested horses, pack mules, a four-wheel-drive truck, a computer or a flat-screen TV in exchange.

    Bartering Makes A Comeback - The Consumerist 2009

  • Getting Around: A city car will be fine on paved roads and a few dirt tracks, but to really explore the park a four-wheel-drive vehicle is essential.

    Living It Up in Death Valley Christina Binkley 2011

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