All Wheel Control (AWC) is the
brand name
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of a
four-wheel drive
Four-wheel drive, also called 4×4 ("four by four") or 4WD, refers to a two-axled vehicle drivetrain capable of providing torque to all of its wheels simultaneously. It may be full-time or on-demand, and is typically linked via a transfer ca ...
(4WD) system developed by
Mitsubishi Motors
is a Japanese multinational automobile manufacturer headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan.[Lancer Evolution VII.](_blank)["Development of Center-Differential Control System for High-Performance Four-Wheel-Drive Vehicles"](_blank)
.pdf file, Mitsubishi Motors technical review 2001 Subsequent developments have led to S-AWC
S-AWC (Super All Wheel Control) is the brand name of an advanced full-time four-wheel drive system developed by Mitsubishi Motors. The technology, specifically developed for the new 2007 Lancer Evolution, (Super All Wheel Control), developed specifically for the new 2007 Lancer Evolution.["All Wheel Control"](_blank)
Mitsubishi Motors website
Mitsubishi Motors press release, July 10, 2007 ["Left-Right Torque Vectoring Technology as the Core of Super All Wheel Control"](_blank)
Kaoru Sawase, Yuichi Ushiroda, & Takami Miura, Mitsubishi Motors Technical Review 2006 The system is referred by the company as its unique 4-wheel drive technology umbrella
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, cultivated through its motor sport
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as the ''Brooklands Gazette''. The name was changed to ''Motor Sport'' for the August 1925 issue. The magazine covers motor sport in general, although from ...
s activities and long history in rally racing
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spanning almost half a century.["Mitsubishi Pajero Evolution"](_blank)
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AWC itself is the implementation of Mitsubishi's AWC philosophy, and the core of AWC is integrated in the form of Mitsubishi's various