Just a note

"TheTurbochargedSquirrel" (thatsquirrel) 12/05/2016 at 11:29 • Filed to: None

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Because I know this is going to blow up. While AWD may help you get back out of the snowbank it doesn’t keep you out of there in the first place. AWD alone only helps you with acceleration while a good set of snow tires helps with acceleration, braking, and turning. Combine them for the best results but don’t trust your safety to worn all seasons in an inch of snow please.

TheHondaBro > TheTurbochargedSquirrel 12/05/2016 at 11:32

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Moral of the story: AWD doesn’t make snow less slippery.

Mercedes Streeter > TheHondaBro 12/05/2016 at 11:37

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BREAKING NEWS!!!!! WATER IS WET! SNOW IS SLIPPERY! Story at 11.

lol :)

Chris_K_F drives an FR-Slow > TheTurbochargedSquirrel 12/05/2016 at 11:39

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Every winter I pass plenty of stuck SUVs and crossovers that are likely rocking all-seasons at best, and I just zip by in the FR-S. Feels great.

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > TheTurbochargedSquirrel 12/05/2016 at 12:00

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I find fault with this. AWD will *help* (not solve) steering as well as acceleration, but will not help braking.

Not in any way intended to detract from the main point which is that you should get snow tires because they make more difference than AWD does. I just hope mine get me through. They’re pretty worn down after last years excess heat and lack of snow.

Bourbon&JellyBeans > TheTurbochargedSquirrel 12/05/2016 at 12:12

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I wish studded tires were legal here. A couple winters ago I had to abandon my car in a 711 parking lot for three days because it started snowing two hours before they were calling and I got trapped in it. I have ultra-high performance all-seasons on her and they aren’t worth a damn in the snow. Luckily, the whole city shuts down at the first sign of snow, so I almost never have to go anywhere in it.

functionoverfashion > TheTurbochargedSquirrel 12/05/2016 at 12:22

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On my wife’s commute today the only vehicles off the road were pickup trucks. I haven’t put my snows on yet, and boy was it fun.

I agree with your point above. And I will simply add that AWD without snow tires is simply more fun. In the short term anyway.

Shoop > TheTurbochargedSquirrel 12/05/2016 at 12:27

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Awd helps with braking if you downshift,

Torque vectoring systems do help you turn.

In my truck, 4wd changes handling balance toward understeer which is easier to control in turns. This makes it much harder to spin out.

That said It doesn’t make snow less slippery and will not help you if you overcook a turn.

Wacko > TheTurbochargedSquirrel 12/05/2016 at 13:01

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this is why i love living in Quebec in the winter, cause winter tires are mandatory.

The law passed in (around) 2007 but I have had winters on all my cars since I started driving back in 1995.

gogmorgo - rowing gears in a Grand Cherokee > Bourbon&JellyBeans 12/05/2016 at 13:06

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Studs are of no benefit on any surfaces other than ice or incredibly densely packed snow (so pretty much ice). They’ll actually reduce your traction on bare or wet pavement. Not to mention they absolutely destroy road surfaces.

I live where I’ve seen snow every month of the year, and there’s no way in hell you’d catch me with studs on any of my vehicles anywhere other than the winter roads. And by winter roads, yes, I mean the exact same ones you’ve seen on ice road truckers. Because that’s where I live.

TheTurbochargedSquirrel > Bourbon&JellyBeans 12/05/2016 at 13:14

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They are only legal in MA from November to April. The ones you see in the photo are particularly nasty. They will cut you if you pick the tire up wrong.