4wd was invented by the British - Jensen FF

[stmoritzer]

Today I learned that 4wd was not invented by MB, nor by Quattro.Audi ...also not Subaru 

 

it's british
http://www.classicdriver.com/de/magazine/3400.asp?id=5364

[Saadie]

nearly every thing was invented by the british ... but perfected by others 

[gucom]

Spyker, anyone?

http://www.4wdonline.com/ClassicCars/Spyker.html

[edit] OK it wasn't a production car, but it was the first car with 4WD (with a single engine, rather than an electric motor inside each wheel), and the first 6-cylinder engine... it deserves some credit for that, doesnt it?

[novass]

nearly every thing was invented by the british ... but perfected by others 

   nice one

Audi developed the Haldex style of AWD that Subaru also uses IIRC

[brembo]

I tought it was known that Jensen was the first one, as said Spyker also, but same as Colombus didnt discover America, yet he gets the credit for it, Jensen is Colombus in that matter.

[yeckmohr]

interesting news, i didn't know that, this car looks not bad and 325hp in 1966 was fast imo.

[Skaala]

Jensen surely wasnt the first to put 4wd in a car, but it was the first normal/modern type of car, even a sports saloon with 4wd, and not an all-terrain vehicle. It also had ABS which was rare..
check up un 4wd vs. awd here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four-wheel_drive

[danidmas]

I love the shape of the Jensen!!

Didn't know it was the first AWD car - guess Audi was the one that took full advantage of that system...

[Saadie]

All time 4 wheel drive is All wheel drive.

^ this statement kinda disproves gravity in just one line 

[ZfrkS62]

All time 4 wheel drive is All wheel drive.

^ this statement kinda disproves gravity in just one line 

you think this is funny, you should read "her" topic on car maintenance