MY24 Volvo XC40 Winter Test | RWD VS FWD IN THE SNOW

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[dreamblack]

You should have used FWD at the same conditions to justify the title of the video

[Stan-at-KangarooIslandTV]

Great video for me to watch tonight. My Polestar 2 RWD is booked on the morning ferry on a flatbed truck to be delivered to my door! I can’t wait for my first EV. We don’t have snow here but we do have the beach, but I’m very happy with 300 horses on the back wheels and wanted a highway and windy roads cruiser.

[Foxor]

I went from a FWD KIA Niro EV to a Heavier RWD KIA EV6. Going up snowy hills I feel the RWD EV6 is more shure footed and slips less. I contribute that to there being more weight over the back wheels going up a hill and a more advanced and refined throttle and slip control / ESP.

[vesuvius]

I'm glad you noted the advantage of being able to turn the driving wheels. That seems to routinely get glossed over in these discussions, but I've used that to get unstuck multiple times in gas cars. Sometimes the weight isn't the issue, it's the thick lumpy snow piles that you need to maneuver out of.

[niksto]

I drove my XC 40 P8, in 40 cm new snow at my country house without any problem. It plowed its way like a tractor.

[teddysdadcory]

I have been waiting soo long for this exact video 🙏🏻

[johnminshall]

Looks competent and safe, which of course is the main thing!

[tansutekin]

Its nice to see this video for XC40 RWD. I had question in mind for bad weather conditions. So seems like its not valid for countries like Turkey.
On the other hand I should note its not a comparison video of RWD and FWD. Better to correct title.

[henrikmolvar]

Hei! Om du har tid og anledning å teste ID4 med bakhjulstrekk mot ID4 GTX tror jeg mange hadde synes det var nyttig 😊 Gjerne i en litt bratt bakke med snø/is etc 😅

[PolestarHEngineered]

Hi Kris. It might be me but I hear you say "Rare wheel drive" when you refer to "Rear wheel drive". Just a friendly comment. Not meant to criticize!! Love your videos! Thanks! :)

[iuqdeqs]

Great!! Pleade test consumption in winter with the extended range rwd.

[giorgiol]

Can you make a video with a renault megane in winter, snowy conditions? It is one of the few front wheel drive electric cars

[DEEPNNN]

Kris, I tend to agree with you on the FWD vs RWD issue. Leaving ICE out of the equation, FWD does have the advantage of steerable driving force. I feel manufacturers are pushing RWD EVs to save on costs involved with FWD.

[MasterChief]

What cars did you get that changed? I get Rover 75 FWD to V8 RWD 75 and MG ZT and FWD Triumph 1500 to RWD 1500TC and Toledo. I’m curious to see what else you’ve come up with?

[timoliver]

Don’t get a lot of snow where I live in Scotland but what is the situation with regen if you have an adjustable system with different levels of regen? My car doesn’t officially have one pedal driving but I’ve learned to mimic it with the higher of the two regen levels - so high or low regen in snow or on slippery roads?

[dellyet]

Elton does not support ABC Stations in Finland, ABC have a own app. They use kempower chargers.

[YeOldeTraveller]

Biggest advantage to the RWD is not in the snow, but in other situations where you get torque steer in the FWD.

In snow, the options with FWD might help. The only time I ever got stuck in snow was with a FWD car, and I managed to park in a spot with snow that was enough to unload the front axle to the point I could not get enough traction to move the car. In the specific situation, RWD would have allowed me to pull out of the spot. However, more ground clearance would have also worked.

[cbatiau]

Why wouldn’t you get an AWD XC40 for snowy climates?

[Joe-lbqn]

Oh Oh. I'm gonna be driving in Sweden and Norway next month

[G_man_]

after reading the title i was expecting something more like "side by side" comparsion, not a talk. I fell for it i guess.