>However RWD is actually better... assuming the car has a good front/rear balance near 50%... like the Telsa. Any FWD gets LESS traction when climbing than driving on the flats. A RWD gets MORE traction when climbing than driving on the flats.
You don't even need "good" weight distribution for RWD to hill climb better. I live on a hill. My RWD pickup goes up it better than the FWD wagon which has near 50-50 weight distribution.
The AWD wagon (same model and generation running the same exact tire) and the pickup in 4wd will run circles around anything with two driven wheels though. All three vehicles are old so no limited slip diffs or traction control so it's a fairly scientific comparison.
>Additionally your limited traction budget in a RWD allows the front wheels to be dedicated to steering only. On a FWD you have to spend part of your traction budget on acceleration.
Basically anything that makes a car handle well in the dry makes it handle well in the snow. Everything behaves the same but your coefficient of friction is less.
You don't even need "good" weight distribution for RWD to hill climb better. I live on a hill. My RWD pickup goes up it better than the FWD wagon which has near 50-50 weight distribution.
The AWD wagon (same model and generation running the same exact tire) and the pickup in 4wd will run circles around anything with two driven wheels though. All three vehicles are old so no limited slip diffs or traction control so it's a fairly scientific comparison.
>Additionally your limited traction budget in a RWD allows the front wheels to be dedicated to steering only. On a FWD you have to spend part of your traction budget on acceleration.
Basically anything that makes a car handle well in the dry makes it handle well in the snow. Everything behaves the same but your coefficient of friction is less.