I have driven many four-wheel drive cars, and even many front-wheel drive cars. At the end of the drive, I came to a very valuable point: that is, for ordinary people, four-wheel drive is the most useless configuration.

I have driven many four-wheel drive cars, and even many front-wheel drive cars. At the end of the drive, I came to a very valuable point: that is, for ordinary people, four-wheel drive is the most useless configuration.

It’s not that four-wheel drive is useless, but for most of us, the configuration of four-wheel drive is seriously redundant, especially in the current era when electronic control systems are so comprehensive, stable, and advanced, the four-wheel drive system has long lost its original meaning. The origin of the

four-wheel drive system was that early companies aimed to have better grip and prevent more safety hazards caused by vehicle skidding and loss of control. At the same time, in some performance races and rallies, the four-wheel drive system can better bring out the strength of high-horsepower performance cars.

In the era when electronic control systems were underdeveloped, the stability, safety, and grip of two-wheel drive vehicles were indeed very poor. Buying a four-wheel drive vehicle meant that it was safer and more stable.

But in today's era, with the continuous upgrading of enterprise technology and the continuous enrichment of electronic control systems, from the perspective of family cars, the value of four-wheel drive systems is very weak.

There are many reasons.

01 Higher costs, less benefits

Generally speaking, the pricing of four-wheel drive vehicles is 10%-20% higher than that of two-wheel drive vehicles. Taking the BBA model as an example, the two-wheel drive A4L may be available for 300,000, but the four-wheel drive version will cost 350,000.

’s extra 50,000 yuan will bring very little profit.

For example, in terms of stability, four-wheel drive is indeed higher than two-wheel drive in terms of limits, but what matters more is the condition of the tires and the driver's safety awareness. Two-wheel drive vehicles are equipped with corresponding tires, and with the cooperation of safety configurations such as ESP and ABS, they have sufficient grip and safety even on high-speed road conditions. The

four-wheel drive system not only has higher fuel consumption, but also has a very high purchase cost. The extra performance at the limit is actually not worth the 20% more expensive price.

02 Two-wheel drive is very strong, very strong

Some people think that two-wheel drive is not enough. This view is wrong. In fact, the stability of current two-wheel drive is already good.

Mainly because there are more and more electronic control systems, especially after the emergence of L2-level systems, you can buy a series of configurations with active braking, lane departure, traffic sign recognition, etc. with a budget of 150,000.

electronic control is very helpful to vehicle stability.

The advantage of a four-wheel drive is that it is less likely to lose control when you swerve, but a two-wheel drive vehicle equipped with L2 will not even give you a chance to swerve. For example, with the active braking system, if you find that the vehicle is going too fast and is too close to the vehicle in front, the braking system will help you brake.

ABS, ESP and various high-performance tires can improve the driving wheel grip while ensuring better body controllability.

If you have ridden a BMW motorcycle, you will know how much electronic control helps the stability of the vehicle body. Today, with various electronic controls to assist and correct the vehicle body, the significance of the four-wheel drive system has been very weak.

Compared with two-wheel drive vehicles, four-wheel drive vehicles just have an additional transmission system to ensure that each wheel has power, while in two-wheel drive vehicles, only the driving wheels have power. The biggest advantage of the

four-wheel drive system is that it does not waste too much power in a drag race and allows each wheel to be a driving wheel to ensure the performance output of the high-horsepower engine. In contrast, a two-wheel drive vehicle will slip and cannot output better power.

As for ordinary family cars, just talking about safety, two-wheel drive vehicles with the current L2 level system are even safer than four-wheel drive vehicles without L2.