A transfer mechanism distributes drive power from a drive power source of
a motor vehicle to left and right front wheels and left and right rear
wheels of the vehicle. A rear differential mechanism transfers the drive
power to the left and right rear wheels. A clutch is provided between the
rear differential mechanism and each of the left and right rear wheels. A
control device independently controls an engaged state of each of the
clutches. A speed-increasing mechanism sets revolution speeds of an
output shaft of the transfer mechanism and of an input shaft of the rear
differential mechanism to be the same and sets a speed of the outer
circumference of the rear wheel to which the drive power is transferred,
via an engaged clutch, to be faster than a speed of the outer
circumference of the left and right front wheels.