How do I search for all-wheel drive cars?

I am interested in finding all crossovers, minivans and SUVs that have an all-wheel drive rather than a four-wheel drive option, under $32,000. However, your search engine only lists 4WD, not AWD. Is there any way I can search for vehicles that have AWD?

Bob, San Diego

You’re right about the Vehicle Recommender not being able to differentiate between four-wheel drive and all-wheel drive in the search options; it groups 4WD and AWD into one option. Unfortunately, there’s no way to separate the listings by these driveline types. However, the type of driveline is listed next to each vehicle’s listing on the results page, so you’re not completely out of luck. The hard part is sifting through those results, and that’s where we’re going to help you out.

We did a search for your criteria (crossover, minivan or SUV under $32,000 with AWD) for 2007 and 2008 models and came back with around 60 cars total for both 2007 and 2008. We’ve listed the results for AWD cars below. Out of these, the 2007 Cars.com Best Bet models are highlighted.

Crossover, minivan or SUV under $32,000 with AWD:

Chevrolet Equinox
Chrysler Pacifica
Ford Taurus X
Ford Edge
Honda Element
Honda CR-V
Hummer H3
Hyundai Sante Fe
Hyundai Veracruz
Mazda Tribute
Mazda CX-7
Mercury Mountaineer
Mitsubishi Endeavor
Nissan Murano
Pontiac Torrent
Saturn Outlook
Saturn Vue
Subaru Forester
Subaru Tribeca
Subaru B9 Tribeca
Suzuki Grand Vitara
Suzuki XL7
Toyota Highlander
Toyota RAV4
Toyota Sienna

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Answered by Joe Bruzek on July 11, 2007 in What Car Should I Buy? | Permalink

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I experienced the same kinds of frustrations, so I built a web site to fix the problem. AWDreport.com

Hope it helps everyone else looking here for options.

Posted by: Jay, Sep 14, 2007 7:32:18 PM

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