Simons

^^^^^

+1 on the burning fuel

Apocalypse Pony

Well, maybe added weight over the drive wheels for traction is a myth, always made sense to me. Maybe we should call Mythbusters and get that hottie redhead Kari Byron to come up for a visit and bust the myth. lol

Simons

+++++++++++++1 on that

totaljustice

I finished my first winter with mine last year and had no issues. I bought snow tires and live in Cape Breton so winter driving has the "awesome" experience of having a lot of wet snow and freezing rain as well as double digit sub zero temperatures. My car is the V6 Manual with performance package. And the first time the traction control started was the weirdest feeling I've ever had in 31 years of driving. I turned right onto a street that was a steep hill and I thought I would never make it. But as the car climbed, the engine throttled back on it's own. Eventually I was standing on the gas pedal and the engine was only revving at around 1200 rpms and the car tracked straight and continued to move forward and the traction control did it's thing. I couldn't believe how effortless the car made the climb but you have to remember to back off the accelerator quickly when the tires gain solid traction again or it's go time. Nevertheless Ford's Traction control impressed the hell out of me on more than one occasion. I don't know how it works but it does and well.

All that being said though all vehicles are still subject to the laws of physics so if someone drives like a moron and eventually loses traction from centrifugal force for instance, it doesn't matter if your driving Big Foot, you're going for a ride and not in a good way. The big thing to remember is that four wheel drives are great to get you going but as soon as you touch the brakes all vehicles are equal.

Apocalypse Pony

Hate to say you're wasting your breath, but the OP on this thread got all offended and booked it out of here. No waste of breath for the rest of us though, good review of the traction control system, and if the OP hadn't been so thin skinned, paranoid and touchy , he might have benefitted from your post.

Autonut

^^^^^^ I'm with him! ^^^^^^

Red Pony

totaljustice....good point on the 4WD.

What's the difference between 4WD and 2WD?


100 feet of chain

dmmustang

i bought a set of 4 Michelin X-Ice 3 snow tires and combined with the traction control, this handled incredibly well in snow. The traction control prevents any fish tailing and the car feels very planted on the highway.

I never expected a real wheel drive car feel so safe in the winter and we definitely had winter this year.

Apocalypse Pony

Hey dude, welcome back, thanks for the update and congrats on the new X Ice tires, I've used them before and they're pretty sticky.

mugs72

I drove mine from when I purchased it in January (and we had a pretty nasty winter weather wise here also) with the regular tires on it with no issues.

I do a lot of driving also 12,000km since January 9th.

I do agree though that the traction control system in my 2011 at least kicks ***