Big bag of spuds has the same effect.

Rear Engined plus RWD with a tiny boot up front has to be the worst though. You can't even throw a load of weight over the front wheels.

Wouldn't have fancied taking out a 911 in the snow I have to admit.

rear engine and RWD gives plenty traction in the snow, a la Hillman Imp or Skoda Estelle, just a pity you can't steer

rear engine and RWD gives plenty traction in the snow, a la Hillman Imp or Skoda Estelle, just a pity you can't steer

I wonder if that also applies to Kangaroos? , might explain why they live in a sunny climate.

Back in my day………………..<………yawn>……………… my dad and his friends used to put bags of sand/cement etc in the boots of their Chevettes. On their skinny tyres they managed to get up some pretty impressive hills in the snow. Mind you they had a lot of local knowledge of which hills to avoid

I ALWAYS out said load in the rear footwell - found it spread the load better -but that was in the 60's ,when Badly Made Cars all had RWD ,and attrocious handling in the snow ,and we learned to live with it ,and drive accordingly .Something out drivers of the "Better " cars can't do ,or at least ,not very well .

Edited 23 March, 201016 yr by VWD

Torquey diesels and daft wide low profile tyres have a lot to answer for as well imho

I assume he means the A3, where they are FWD most of the time and the haldex makes them RWD when they lose grip?

Not really FWD though, just AWD when it's needed.

Sure, but Haldex and quattro system are 2 completely different things aren't they? I don't remember ever seeing anything other than quattro system being marketted as quattro system, even though Haldex is marketted as 4x4.

Sure, but Haldex and quattro system are 2 completely different things aren't they? I don't remember ever seeing anything other than quattro system being marketted as quattro system, even though Haldex is marketted as 4x4.

Audi A3 Quattro and (I think) TT Quatro are Haldex

both mum and dad had lots of RWD cars as it was the norm back in the day. Mum often tells me she used to have a concret block in the front of her imp to help with steering.

I've driven the BMW 1 and you CAN tell its RWD it just feels so different to FWD cars. Just shows 4 out of 5 BWM owners are stupid Lady Elanore just happens to be the 1 out of the 5!

My dad used to fill the back of his Volvo 240 right up with bags of coal when it was snowy. Very effective.

My mum got driven for the first time in a while by her sister the other day, in an MX5. My mum criticised my aunt's driving and in particular her road position. Her response... "I find this car difficult to steer because it's rear wheel drive".

Edited 24 March, 201016 yr by wega3k

Strange thing is that some Quattro's are FWD.

I've driven the BMW 1 and you CAN tell its RWD it just feels so different to FWD cars. Just shows 4 out of 5 BWM owners are stupid Lady Elanore just happens to be the 1 out of the 5!

Good save

I think Soot1e got confused with the Haldex System

Haldex is 4x4, 4WD etc etc. It is just a clever system that Sends (im doing this from memory so not sure if exact percentages are right) 65% of the drive to the front wheels for normal driving. However if it detects that the car is losing traction it can send 100% to either Front or Rear and split it anything in between as the system feels is needed for the best grip.

A lot of "4x4" cars have similar systems. Very few have permanent 50/50 split. The only ones i can think of are the R34 Skyline, Nissan GTR a couple of EVO's Etc.

Carl

Good save

aye I thought so :p

I think Soot1e got confused with the Haldex System

Haldex is 4x4, 4WD etc etc. It is just a clever system that Sends (im doing this from memory so not sure if exact percentages are right) 65% of the drive to the front wheels for normal driving. However if it detects that the car is losing traction it can send 100% to either Front or Rear and split it anything in between as the system feels is needed for the best grip.

A lot of "4x4" cars have similar systems. Very few have permanent 50/50 split. The only ones i can think of are the R34 Skyline, Nissan GTR a couple of EVO's Etc.

Carl

Silly me, I was thinking of some the low powered convertable TT's . that are FWD.

BMW are going to make a FWD car soon , based on the MINI , I have no idea what they would call it tho , 0.5 series?

4/5 BMW drivers also don't know the car has indicators.

Silly me, I was thinking of some the low powered convertable TT's . that are FWD.

Yes, and not badged (at least from the factory...) as quattro...

4/5 BMW drivers also don't know the car has indicators.

That’s because there aren’t any cars left in front of us, to overtake

During the snow I had a full tank of fuel plus 40Kg of coal in the back of my rear wheel drive. Three advantages with coal during the ice, a traction aid, in house heating and a bit of grit on the hill outside after burning.