Yeah, these are urban/highway cruisers, NOT off-road machines.
I can attest that Mazda's AWD system (at least their FWD-based awd system) is mildly predictive. It's very unobtrusive, and you don't notice it working - it just grips when trying to accelerate from a stop sign or traffic light in the winter. I have no reason to think that their RWD-based AWD system would be any different.