liqidvenom

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http://www.windingroad.com/articles/...src=Nextscreen

they are going to drive a camaro in the snow because some of you guys are to afraid to do so. this would be insightful either way.

torlak_t

not only camaro but all rear wheel drives are pain the a** to drive in the snow..dont blame camaro for that

Ke^in

Agreed, even my 2v GT is a PITA to drive in the snow.

AronZ28

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My old 1991 Cadillac RWD land yatch did pretty good in the snow this winter. Car has a huge rear overhang which helps put some weight on the rear tires, and I loaded the trunk up with 150lbs of sand as well. Overall I was very impressed.

Yes its harder to get moving up a hill than a FWD car, but you can punch the gas and spin the rear around if you if you ever get into that terminal understeer plow. FWD cars are terrible about that, you lose traction on the front wheels in a turn, just hold on for the ride into the ditch.

PowerPro01

How about these "truisms", all other things being equal...which they seldom are:

1) The more % weight on the driving wheels, the easier it will launch

2) The better "ice and snow" rating of the tire, the easier it will drive...

3) The narrower the tire, the greater the grip on ice and snow...

4) A driving style that works for FWD may NOT work for RWD...

5) No matter how "easy" your vehicle accelerates/manoeuvers on ice/snow, NOTHING STOPS very well when the coefficient ISN'T "efficient"...

Pro Stock John

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I remember DD'ing my '68 Chevelle SS with ladder bars and N50's on the back around 1992-1993... Didn't like ice but I still got around.

Fb0dy0nly

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ITs all about how bad you want to get where you're going and how much you're willing to risk to get there haha.

I love my fbody in the snow
what you are used to makes a huge difference.

Pro Stock John

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I think if someone is not used to driving RWD in snow it's probably pretty hard. I've only got stuck one in 15 years, was driving my '92 Mustang GT down an unplowed side street back in like 1994.

Now my old 2005 Acura TL (6 speed manual, FWD, 2xx hp) was worse in snow then that car, or my old 1998 Camaro SS.

Best snow car ever was 1981 Volvo 240 DL. Skinniest tires in the world could drive through 6 inches of snow.

I saw a blog/site where someone was going to drive a gm loaner car with snow tires, anyone have that link? I was going to see if I could get that car too through my GM connections. It was something like Winding Road?

rollsaregay

all season tires will work but to invest in another set of cheap rims and blizzaks would work wonders and you would be able to truly DD the car

scottyk246

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