Truck or Car: What's Better in The Snow?

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[smarterworkout]

The Big 5 of winter driving...
1. Leave early
2. Drive slower
3. Begin slowing down earlier
4. Be more patient when pulling out
5. Keep more following distance.

[haris]

No matter what you drive - it’s all about using the right tires (winter tires for snow and ice are a must ). I drive my 2007 RWD g35 with blizzak ws80 and the car is solid in Minnesota winters. You need to use common sense when driving in winter regardless of tires. Drive slow, keep your distance, and easy on the throttle, with proper tires and air level

[robwall]

That was a great demonstration. Most people with trucks do add weight to the bed of the truck (approx 300-500 lbs) to assist in low traction areas, such as snow. Where I live, Alberta, Canada, unfortunately people rely on 4WD rather than driving to the road conditions. More often than not, its an SUV or truck that's in the ditch upside down. Having 4wd or AWD does NOT make the vehicle stop faster as you mentioned, it gets you to the ditch twice as quick. Proper tires, adjusting to the road conditions and driving defensively keeps you from being a statistic.

[randythompson]

The real deal is. You can buy 2 subaru's for the price of the loaded out fx4.

[groovymotion]

I don't know for Colorado but in Canada we put snow tires in winter. It's even mandatory in some places.

[Hughesbayou]

I lived in Colorado and one of the most surprising stats was that in 75% of the accidents where the vehicle went off the road were four wheel drives of one kind or another. It's not the vehicle necessarily, it's the person behind the wheel.

[teleclasster]

As a long time F150 owner and current owner of a new FX4, the first time I took my wife's Forester out in 12" of snow, it was unstoppable. Same in OBX sand with tires aired down, it just goes. Remarkable awd system.

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5:05 Dang, y'all didn't even give my man a ride when it was snowing

[TakeDeadAim]

I have both a Silverado and a Subaru. I live in NE Wisconsin and have a 2nd home up in the Lake Superior snow belt in northern Wisconsin. SO...I drive in the snow...ALOT! Here's my experience based on decades of that. IF it's a genuine "snow storm" then I"m taking the truck. No question. Not because my Subie can't get through it...but because the truck will do so with much greater ease as rather than "plowing" through, I'll mostly just drive over the deep stuff and plow overburden. Also, I carry my winter emergency gear with me and have often come to the aid of other drivers stuck. Because of it's mass...the truck doesn't "wander" so much if you need to get out of the "rut" in the right lane to pass...especially in that slushy, greasy stuff. Sometimes the Subaru will literally NOT be able to even punch out of the right lane without significant danger of going sideways. The truck will just walk out of it. Now...the Subie is MUCH better on gas and for people who live in town or don't deal with deep snow(>6") on a fairly regular basis they're ideal. The Subie does better on glare ice...especially when stopping or in a turn where just the mass of the truck wants to keep moving in one direction. The Subie WILL get me where I'm going almost regardless of snow depth(up to about 8") but will do so with a little more thinking and technique whereas the truck just uses brute force and ground clearance to either go over or through without much thinking. All that said...tire choice as a LOT to do with how well either will perform. I keep good snow rated all season tires(Coopers) on both. So far as that goes, IF I'm coming into fall and my tires are at or close to 4/32nd's...they get replaced. Under that, it doesn't matter what you're driving...

[ragnarocking]

Good snow tires are one of the greatest investments I've ever made throughout my 24 years of driving. No stock tires I'm aware of can come close to a set of Bridgestone Blizzaks. I swap mine on every late November.

[chrisransdell]

16 minutes into the video comes the biggest truth of the whole video... Being able to GO in the snow is important but not being able to stop and steer are really what cause more accidents and AWD mostly helps with just going. Tires are crucial and if you haven't tried any modern dedicated winter tires, you have no idea what a gulf lies between 'good' all seasons and even mediocre winter tires.

[mesabman]

A fair comparison would be to use a 6-cylinder Outback with IDENTICAL TIRES. I'm confident that the results would be quite different.

[mainchannel]

"It's all about the tires" then continue testing with different tires. What a logic.

[willb]

Testing under "ideal" scientific conditions is good and serves its purpose. However the real world and its ever changing conditions are where we drive everyday. This is what I like about you guys. You test and experience the same situations that we would on a daily basis. That is the most important information to have in my book. Great job as always.

[kristoffersingletary]

I have a Subaru and I literally walk through snow and I live in BUFFALO Nuff said.

[prakkari]

I’m from Iceland and find that tires are nearly everything in those conditions. Advice: Don’t try to save on tires.

[michaelh.]

A freak snow storm came in last year here in the hill country Texas. I choose to take my wife’s 2017 Outback to our band practice which was 25 miles away and the snow had all roads covered! That car didn’t miss a lick while she and I saw many cars and p/u trucks scattered all over the roads we had to take just to get to practice! We made it to practice only to find out the other band members couldn’t make it because of the snow! So, on our way back home, we saw even more vehicles stuck, spinning out, crunched into each other, and in the ditches and even tow trucks and police were having a hard time. The Outback got us back home without a hitch! I have plenty of pictures of that snow and the Outback! I’ll choose the Suburu Outback over anything when it comes to snow and ice! Good Day!!!

[ElkArrow]

I own a Subaru Forrester. Every fall I switch out my all season tires with Bridgestone Blizzak snow tires I've got mounted on steel wheels. Nothing stops me.

[ironDsteele]

If you put a dedicated snow tire on that Subaru it will become a whole other animal.

[bsuthe]

Back in the mid 80s I lived in Alaska and owned a 1981 Subaru 4WD station wagon. It was amazing in snow. You could shift into 4WD at any speed, and even shift into 4 low while moving. I once passed by a full sized pickup truck that was stuck in snow, and never had the slightest problem in my little Subaru. I loved it.