Having our 2010 4wd serviced as I write this. The service writer referred to it as AWD. I told him about this forum. Got a chuckle. Bottom line is that whatever Honda chooses to call it from year to year, it is a superior toad. It, like my wife's 2001 Volvo AWD Cross Country wagon, is a great soft road vehicle. My 2002 FT4WD Grand Cherokee Overland, which could be manually shifted to low 4WD, was the off road vehicle of the year I bought it. Heavy to tow for a gas coach & not up to my required level of dependability. At 67k miles, our CR-V is about a1/3 through it's anticipated life. I just hope when the time comes, Honda is back in the dinghy market. Won't get jeeped again!