Everybody knows that people in the northern states buy way more four-wheel-drive vehicles than do the people in the South. But by how much? And is it even true? We wondered, as is our wont, if it is indeed the case that Northerners buy more driven wheels than Southerners. We wanted to see the facts, so we contacted the number crunchers at IHS Automotive, an industry data clearinghouse that provided us with a state-by-state breakdown of front-, rear-, and four-wheel-drive sales over the last year, as well as the take rate for each drivetrain layout in every vehicle class for the same period. The truth may not totally surprise you.
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