All-wheel-drive hybrid cars, SUVs: why are there so few?

2016 Toyota RAV4 Hybrid, Catskill Mountains, NY, Feb 2016

Fifty years ago, a now-forgotten British luxury coupe called the Jensen FF went into production, offering the first modern all-wheel drive system on any passenger car in the world. Four-wheel drive had been offered only on a few specialized truck models to that point, but the traction and braking advantages of the FF awed test drivers and… …read more