Wonders for Winter; Joining the snow-worthy club.(News)

Byline: RICHARD S. CHANG When did all-wheel drive become the new black? Where once Subaru and Audi had to struggle to convince buyers of the advantage of awd vehicles, now every automaker from Acura to Ford wants in on the game. It seems overnight that a vehicle with awd has come to mean it has more, and is better, like those shampoos with conditioner. It's not that easy, though, especially when it comes to the Chrysler Group's 300 and Magnum family of vehicles, all of which are available with awd save the base V6 models. But we're getting ahead of ourselves. First, the facts. ...