Subaru Rear-Wheel vs All-Wheel Drive on Snow and Ice
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- Опубліковано 30 вер 2024
- How does driving technique differ between rear-wheel drive Subaru BRZ (RWD) and all-wheel drive WRX STI (AWD) on a frozen lake? Learn how as we drive a snow tire equipped 2019 Subaru WRX STI and 2019 Subaru BRZ to see how AWD in the snow and ice differs from RWD.
Joining us is professional rally driver Patrik Sandell of the Subaru Rally Team to get some tips and compare differences in driving technique for the best performance in slippery conditions.
#subaru #wrx #snow
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Which do you prefer to drive on snow and ice? Rear-wheel drive or all-wheel drive?
Awd
All-Wheel Drive all the way :)
Awd
Rearwheel drive is fun but its not awd fun
Driving BRZ on snow and ice it's amazing!
You have the perfect car (sti) for winter driving. I can honestly say that, having owned Audis (s4, s3). I am driving my 4th sti nowadays (06-09-15-19), there is simply nothing south of 90,000$can that can beat this (rich rally heritage, great STI brotherhood, fun, manual, powerful, balanced, seats 5, big trunk, can hold 4 bikes on top, …) the only thing missing is an adjustable damping system . It could be manually or electronically controlled.
As a 2016 WRX STI owner I appreciate your input.
@@bobbyswain1983 2018 owner here and you are on the money! esp with a couple specific mods for efficiency and longevity these things can last forever.
I think AWD is way better than RWD in my opinion!!!
awd nothing like it.
AWD is the best in all weather conditions ❄️🌨❄️
RWD for fun
AWD for performance
All wheel drive.....because I drive on the road and I like to stay on the road when the road conditions get slippery.
I agree but good winter tires is more important than what wheel is driven.
Yes, AWD doesnt keep you on the road, good tires do
@@maximecyr9926 and can get you up to speed better but all that matters is your tires when doing anything else
AWD by far. Love it. Subaru is #1 in that department
#AWD all the way!
Video starts at around 3:23
Thank you!
My preference depends on why, where and with what passengers I'm driving. By myself on a road with no traffic RWD but that's not the reality I live in so my car is AWD. Both can be a hoot as long as you avoid those electronic nannies & modern transmissions that omit the third pedal;)
2 pedal is driving isn’t driving, it beeing drived by the car!
@@eriknowosielski-lamoureux3140 2 pedals is great...for bicycles but not cars;)
I have both RWD (brz) and AWD (outback xt) and love both for different reasons - but there is nothing as fun as going out in the snow (with winter tires) in the RWD BRZ!!!!! (Trac off)
Nice stuff man. I love the drone stuff and crispy footage of the STI. Been a good year for ice driving!
Not fair. I can't have 400 studs per tire.
Without that it won't be close.
Two different worlds.
Flat out Hoonigan driving on a safe course with few consequences. Rwd
Mountain driving with a cliff on one side and a rock wall on the other. Awd
Best of both worlds, selectable awd or rwd.
Beautiful snow track. Can we all play?
Even awd needs a yank out if you stuff it in the snowbank.
Basically AWD gives you more control but ultimately it's all on tires.
Basically, you nailed it. AWD will help you out but at the end of the day every car stops the same if they are on shit tires
As a owner of both cars，I love them both
I just missed the winter season with AWD but im not unfamiliar with 2wd snow driving in my Dakota. Fun but damn sketchy when you're trying not to drift but have to to make a corner especially with a drop off lol. Cant wait to try my new old impreza out in the icy weather
So much more fun in a subaru for sure
That's a gorgeous b-roll drone shot over the trees. So beautiful. So tasty.
ngl id love to rip a RWD STi. can you buy Lappis in the US?
*SUBARU JUDGE ABOUT HONDA AND TOYOTA*
For sure Rayan its 4WD, gives the best driving experience
AWD does better on ice than 4wd. Also it doesn't matter what speed you go.
In the snow i prefer awd. In the summer i lrefer rwd.
Awd but I have a WRX
“Not street legal”. Why is this even a video?
All-Wheel-Drive all the way! 👍👍⛄
Ahh, the Northwoods. Probably THE budget snowmobile/winter car playground if you can't afford CO or WA. Scandy guy must've felt right at home there. Especially considering there's a lot of norgy borgy heritage in the beautiful Badger State. Tell him to go to Al Johnson's next time he visits us, nothing more WI than a restaurant with goats eating grass on the roof.
P.S. RWD is my choice for winter. You're not getting much traction in the first place, so why not go all out? Otherwise, FWD is the go-to for "I need to get groceries safely" duties. I would get AWD if I wasn't a massive cheapskate (plus most crossovers AWD systems SUCK all of the testes).
This video, never gets OLD!!!
RWD cars are for kids, AWD cars are for dudes 😎
But..but..but...kansei douriftoo?
I’m sure there are a lot of Subaru owners here but I believe rwd has more control than awd as far as make adjustments mid drift. and as far as which is faster awd has an obvious advantage accelerating in slippery conditions however rwd doesn’t over use the front wheels so less understeer into and through a corner, therefore it’s easier to maintain speed while turning and is faster as long as accelerating out of a turn isn’t traction limited.
awdute, love my Baja, Oh and I love my Outback, But I could have so much fun with a STI.
I grew up with rear wheel drive. The first family car I drove was a ‘62 Buick Invicta station wagon. I lived in Grand Rapids, Michigan which gets some nice snow. We never had snow tires on it. Later years I drove front wheel drive. Never had all wheel drive. I did and do have selectable four wheel drive pickup trucks. I never had studded tires. Used chains. I have had chains on all four tires. It would be fun to test all types on that course.
Thank you for this video and showing us a viewer who is thinking about buying one of these options of cars.
86 for the summer wrx for the winter
I daily drive my BRZ in Québec! No issues in the Winter on Conti WinterContact tires...
awd
+ awd ;)
Copilot was so weird. Like a mute Chris Pratt, but more lame
when he said “okay we gonna put traction control on”
I was like why man
why i want awd if i dont get any snows and barely rains down here? lel
I want one of those Subi winter Jacket lol
I love my 06 sti i wouldn't sell it for million dollar
Why you don't try FWD?
Subaru don’t make any.
Why would anyone want a fwd car? They are boring.
I have and its sketchy in bad weather. Especially rain and trying to go up hill is quite a different feeling in a fwd. Buuut also they wont drift or powerslide quite like the fun awd/rwd cars or trucks in the snow or dirt or of you're crazy asphalt.
this guy is from Sweden and he actually said the safety systems are faster? This has to be a hoax. Everyone knows traction control and stability control slow you down on ice. They're safer but they aren't faster. When there is little grip sideways is the fastest way around a track
No. Grip is almost always faster.
Tha used to be the case. Things have changed
I live in wisconsin i can give you lesson.
where does subi test drive their cars
Would love to see how the WRX compares
trot till lol @3:31 love the accent
lol he had the traction on
All wheel drive! 18 STI.
Does anyone know how to spell the tire company name?
lappi tyres
RWD vs AWD in the snow? Which moron came up with this idea to even make this a competition?
That Guy who said it was a competition?
Bruh, they just spent 2 hours digging the Sti out of the snow bank.
TheBigDanois yeah cause the driver sucks
Name of the song?
AWD
this is nothing new....we been power sliding for years...from 70s trans ams to pickup trucks !!!
Awd WRX 👍
Do these cars not have heaters? Take off that bulky coat!
We were in and out of the cars all day. No time for dealing with the coat - we had driving to get to!
I prefer rear wheel drive. Like Patrick said with longer wheel studs and traction control, more traction means faster speeds but not necessarily more fun. I feel that applies to driven wheels as well. It also helps teach the driver how to more fully control the car.
Right.. sure..
Up hill is harder on RWD and difficult to drive when snow is more than 3 inches.
If you’re trying to make your tires to feel like you’re driving on pavement while you’re on ice, then why not just go drive on pavement -shrugs-...half the fun is letting loose with the grip and sliding all around
Once you go AWD you never go back haha, the grip is just absolutely insane. Have a 2017 wrx now but my dream car is a GTR.
had a gtr, now own a 2020 wrx