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All wheel drive and limited slip diff

I live in Kenya and want to buy a cheap car with 4 wheel drive. I wanted ask whats the difference between limited Slip differential and all wheel drive?

Asked on 13 July 2015 by partisan

Answered by Honest John
A limited slip diff allows drive to both wheels on the same axle when one of them starts to spin. All wheel drive feeds drive to the wheels at both ends of the car but each pair of wheels may or may not have a limited slip diff and there will also be a limited slip centre diff which in some cases is lockable.
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