AWD versus RWD

[sgriffin130]

Interesting article about the misconceptions concerning AWD as it relates to improved traction:
https://jalopnik.com/hear-me-out-you-probably-dont-need-all-wheel-drive-for-1848017926

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[jdsimard2012]

Good article. I like my AWD, have driven it through a Quebec winter and would not have selected a RWD, but again that is a personal choice.

 

[JamieGeek]

Good article. I like my AWD, have driven it through a Quebec winter and would not have selected a RWD, but again that is a personal choice.

I haven't driven my RWD through a Quebec winter but have driven it through a Michigan winter. It was fine; no issues.

 

[Neilthepilot]

In a nut shell he says what I have said for years, 4/AWD helps you start, after that you have the same grip as everyone else. That said getting started is often the problem. I sat one night at the bottom of a hill watching someone spin the heck out of their front tires trying to go. 10 mins later they got going and I easily went up the hill. There is a difference between 4 wheel drive and AWD. The vehicles you see in the median on snowy days are usually 4/AWD, people who don't understand what he covered in the article.

 

[sotek2345]

In a nut shell he says what I have said for years, 4/AWD helps you start, after that you have the same grip as everyone else. That said getting started is often the problem. I sat one night at the bottom of a hill watching someone spin the heck out of their front tires trying to go. 10 mins later they got going and I easily went up the hill. There is a difference between 4 wheel drive and AWD. The vehicles you see in the median on snowy days are usually 4/AWD, people who don't understand what he covered in the article.

AWD (especially combined with traction/stability control systems)can also provide an advantage turning by vectoring the torque to limit both under and oversteer

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