Who Makes the Best All Wheel Drive Car in the World
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Date: 2019-05-28
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xophaser
My Chevy trax is AWD but it acts like a 4x4. most of the time it is front wheel drive and only kicks in like traction control when something slips and then the rear wheels turn on (i had to research this. I use it in Seattle and it does pretty good. My old VW jetta front wheel drive got stuck in so many small hills and my old driveway, anything more then 25 degree it gets stuck and burning treads, but the weaker hp trax has awd and does better. The last snow storm in Seattle glad I got AWD. More people here have subura, it is like a NW thing. It is night and day comparing awd vs front wheel drive in the snow. Forget rear wheel, that is a death sentence with fish tailing and spin out. Of course snow chain helps, but only to get out of the worst situation.
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My Chevy trax is AWD but it acts like a 4x4. most of the time it is front wheel drive and only kicks in like traction control when something slips and then the rear wheels turn on (i had to research this. I use it in Seattle and it does pretty good. My old VW jetta front wheel drive got stuck in so many small hills and my old driveway, anything more then 25 degree it gets stuck and burning treads, but the weaker hp trax has awd and does better. The last snow storm in Seattle glad I got AWD. More people here have subura, it is like a NW thing. It is night and day comparing awd vs front wheel drive in the snow. Forget rear wheel, that is a death sentence with fish tailing and spin out. Of course snow chain helps, but only to get out of the worst situation.
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Sub LBC
Just a quick note here. Not all 4 wheel drive systems can be turned off. My Jeep Cherokee Trailhawk is a prefect example of this. It is a true 4x4 BUT it does not have a 2 wheel mode. It does however have special presets for snow, controlled descent, etc. as well as a LOW SPEED gear option and locking rear differential making it a superior system to a car like my Dodge Journey; which has an AWD system. My Journey has a clutch pack between the center drive shaft and rear differential that engages the real wheel when needed and that is it. I like it a lot but it is a far cry from what my Jeep can doFCA for the win: -)
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Just a quick note here. Not all 4 wheel drive systems can be turned off. My Jeep Cherokee Trailhawk is a prefect example of this. It is a true 4x4 BUT it does not have a 2 wheel mode. It does however have special presets for snow, controlled descent, etc. as well as a LOW SPEED gear option and locking rear differential making it a superior system to a car like my Dodge Journey; which has an AWD system. My Journey has a clutch pack between the center drive shaft and rear differential that engages the real wheel when needed and that is it. I like it a lot but it is a far cry from what my Jeep can doFCA for the win: -)
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Marc-André Servant
As a Canuck living in Montreal (you know, the place where the viral videos of cop cars down a hill sliding into public buses and into other police cars come from, I can tell you that snow tires on a front wheel drive car handle the winter MUCH better than all-seasons on an all wheel drive car. Its even a 200 fine for driving on all-seasons during the winter. All wheel drive wont help you brake hard in the snow any faster than a front wheel drive car with ABS. Get snow tires. The traction benefits of AWD are good for off-roading, but for regular city dwellers, its a waste of money and fuel.
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As a Canuck living in Montreal (you know, the place where the viral videos of cop cars down a hill sliding into public buses and into other police cars come from, I can tell you that snow tires on a front wheel drive car handle the winter MUCH better than all-seasons on an all wheel drive car. Its even a 200 fine for driving on all-seasons during the winter. All wheel drive wont help you brake hard in the snow any faster than a front wheel drive car with ABS. Get snow tires. The traction benefits of AWD are good for off-roading, but for regular city dwellers, its a waste of money and fuel.
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Timothy Martin
Hi Scotty one of the rarest Australian made car all wheel drive and very very hard to find was the Monaro all wheel drive with the LS motor in a LS2 I believe may be some of them had the LSAI in them even in Australia they are even hard to find and for Australian car seats become a collectors items you would most probably know the car more as the Pontiac GTO I know you got version we got versions that you did not get over there so that would be the closest thing I could describe the car to to you
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Hi Scotty one of the rarest Australian made car all wheel drive and very very hard to find was the Monaro all wheel drive with the LS motor in a LS2 I believe may be some of them had the LSAI in them even in Australia they are even hard to find and for Australian car seats become a collectors items you would most probably know the car more as the Pontiac GTO I know you got version we got versions that you did not get over there so that would be the closest thing I could describe the car to to you
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Rockslide
You are so right about Audis Scotty. My 2005 A6 handles like no other car Ive ever driven. It take curves like its on a rail. Fantastic car. But from almost the first month. so many things have broken and needed replacement on the car that it has turned into a money pit. If it wasnt for an extended warranty I would have sold it years ago. Again, when they are running well, they are amazing, but you need a full time German mechanic to live in your trunk and access to a large foreign parts warehouse.
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You are so right about Audis Scotty. My 2005 A6 handles like no other car Ive ever driven. It take curves like its on a rail. Fantastic car. But from almost the first month. so many things have broken and needed replacement on the car that it has turned into a money pit. If it wasnt for an extended warranty I would have sold it years ago. Again, when they are running well, they are amazing, but you need a full time German mechanic to live in your trunk and access to a large foreign parts warehouse.
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onthelibrarycomputer
4: 10 totally agree - the British tanks (and the US) dominated the German tank in the end - reason: sheer numbers and quicker to fix. The Germans took too long making their more technically sophisticated tanks as the war moved and hence made fewer relative to the allies - also harder to fix than the simpler British tanks. The Germans got bogged down in perfection when sheer numbers would do a better overall job.
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4: 10 totally agree - the British tanks (and the US) dominated the German tank in the end - reason: sheer numbers and quicker to fix. The Germans took too long making their more technically sophisticated tanks as the war moved and hence made fewer relative to the allies - also harder to fix than the simpler British tanks. The Germans got bogged down in perfection when sheer numbers would do a better overall job.
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Robert Baldwin
Speaking of removing parts. changing a starter. 1971 Toyota Corolla sprinter. no way to get the starter out without lifting the engine off the mounts. No problem. just create a slight frame bend and slip the starter right out. Good ol Toyota. Also broke the u joint and lost the drive shaft. no problem. found a straight piece of moist tree branch, secured it between the tranny and diff and drove her home.
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Speaking of removing parts. changing a starter. 1971 Toyota Corolla sprinter. no way to get the starter out without lifting the engine off the mounts. No problem. just create a slight frame bend and slip the starter right out. Good ol Toyota. Also broke the u joint and lost the drive shaft. no problem. found a straight piece of moist tree branch, secured it between the tranny and diff and drove her home.
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MarzNet256
Hey Scotty I got a 2006 Toyota Matrix 4WD with a tranfer case and viscous coupler. Its usually 100% front wheel drive. When there is a big enough difference in wheel speed front and rear, the viscous coupler kicks it to provide some power to the rear. Its a purely mechanical system. With Michelin Premier A/S tires its unstoppable on snow and ice, even on fairly steep hills.
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Hey Scotty I got a 2006 Toyota Matrix 4WD with a tranfer case and viscous coupler. Its usually 100% front wheel drive. When there is a big enough difference in wheel speed front and rear, the viscous coupler kicks it to provide some power to the rear. Its a purely mechanical system. With Michelin Premier A/S tires its unstoppable on snow and ice, even on fairly steep hills.
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Overshoe
The one caveat regarding Subaru: the system used in manual transmission cars is a simple mechanical system with a 50/50 toque split, the automatics (cvt) use a computer controlled system. Since l live where AWD is a must in the winter, lve found my 15 Forester, 6 speed manual with winter tires to be a beast. Ill pit that system against any 4wd pickup. owned both.
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The one caveat regarding Subaru: the system used in manual transmission cars is a simple mechanical system with a 50/50 toque split, the automatics (cvt) use a computer controlled system. Since l live where AWD is a must in the winter, lve found my 15 Forester, 6 speed manual with winter tires to be a beast. Ill pit that system against any 4wd pickup. owned both.
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