Subaru AWD with X-MODE vs Sheet of Ice!
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- Опубліковано 7 лют 2019
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2015 Subaru Forester 2.5i Limited
Subaru AWD with X-MODE vs Sheet of Ice!
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Once you own a Subie there's no going back. I love them.
Tires are more complicated than people often think. It’s more than just the tread that makes a tire a winter/snow tire vs off-road tire vs summer performance tire vs all season. The tire compound is also very important as well! So your typical off-road tire is designed to be a certain level of soft at certain temperatures. A snow tire is designed to stay softer (and therefore have more grip) at much lower temperatures.
Without the correct tires, a subaru cannot be a subaru
Just a big kid with expensive toys playing on the ice...good stuff!!
Subaru owners live for winter conditions. Just so we can go outside & Subaru around. 🤣🤣🤣
I can imagine the neighbors standing at the window thinking to themselves .. WTF is he doing
Neighbors are thinking “ what the hell is that guy doing? Knock it off!”
I have an 01 Subaru outback. We just got a fifth wheel RV not too long ago on a very snowy day. Well, the people got to our property and got stuck at the bottom of the driveway (it's a giant long hill) that was covered with snow and ice. Basically, I pulled an F-350 with a giant tralier hooked to the back up a hill with my little stock Subaru. Badass cars.
What about studs?
You should do this test with a real snow tire. It would be very interesting to see a snow tire compared to an all terrain with 3PMS symbol.
Neighbor probably like
I’ve run snow tires on my Subaru in the past. The combination of symmetrical AWD and snow tires unstoppable!
The sound of the snow being crushed as he was going up the driveway was very satisfying to me for some reason
I have a 2018 Outback so it was nice to see this from 4 years ago. I only have all season tires on. Fortunately I live on an arterial that gets cleared for buses and emergency vehicles. I stay away from side roads. We get snow and ice and sub freezing weather here in Spokane WA. East side of the state close to north Idaho border.
"I know these videos aren't that entertaining"
Thank you for the video, it is NOT a boring video at all. I am currently owning 2002 Subaru Forester in Canada, it is stilling working. All Subaru fans enjoy these type of videos. Keep up the Good Work!
You can apply liquid snow chain to the tread, it makes it tacky and gives extra grip. Worked well for me last year in the snow and ice.
Does not do too bad with those tires . As a former rescue person , I was often given trouble about my studded tires on all four corners ( on a two wheel drive ) . Everybody referred to as my Swedish four bye four . I mentioned that they were not only good for getting moving , but steering and stopping . After a rare ice storm where our aid cars and ambulances could not move , my van stepped up . Also shortly after the state came out with a directive that if ambulances and aid cars had studs , they had to be on all four corners . They have been trying to outlaw them here for at least 40 years . Going on wrecks where the vehicles rolled over and slid down the roadway with jagged metal cutting groves in the road , I think the damage studs do is minimal . Also semis and buses with chains on have to do considerably more damage . For crazy places that do not allow studs I wonder if anyone makes garnet tires ? They would have ground up walnut shells imbedded into tire while making them . If you have an accident in heavy rain , you can get a ticket for bald tires . I always thought you should get a ticket for not having snow tires in snow , or studs on ice . New cars with nanny controls do help the high percentage of driver with little to no skills . So I guess that is a good thing overall .
I was a dirt track Speedway official. One thing I learned that has helped me so much is tire pressures. I live in the northern plains. I run my Suburban and other vehicle tires about 20 psi during the winter driving on snow and ice. The lower than normal pressures make a huge difference in traction on these slippery conditions. When travel survival can be a matter of life and death here (-50 F wind chills and blizzards) tire wear is a secondary concern.
I’ve lived in Southern Nevada all my life I have only seen snow in pictures or on TV, and yet I still watch this video for some strange reason.