I was thinking about this yesterday... What the hell is the difference between 4wd and awd?

I like the ATTESA system because it places the engine right over the front wheels where it belongs (for a front engined layout). They also continue to use the ATTESA in the FX suv's and the AWD G35's. Nissan also had an AWD setup in the GTi-R that was very good. Now with the crazy transaxle AWD system in the GT-R, Nissan seems to be hitting a lot of AWD homeruns. The verdict is still out on the latter, though.

The Subaru system has the front axles coming out the side of the trans, meaning that the engine sits far forward of the front axle. Being that it's a flat-4, it's not that big of a deal. Any vote for Subaru should be limited to the STi version. The standard version with an open front diff and R160 rear diff should't have the honor.

I checked out an 80's Audi Quattro in the junkyard. It had a similar setup to the Subaru with front axles coming from the trans. But, they run a straight-5 in there longitudinally, putting the engine way the F in the front bumper. I know that Quattro is just the branding for all of their awd cars, so we should probably qualify which Audi system that you're voting for.

What about:
GM's Typhoon/Cyclone
Toyota's All-Trac
DSM's awd
Honda's realtime awd? LOL