Re:Car Bloat: “Huge Cars Are Terrible for Society”
by lockhouse on Monday August 07, 2023 @04:50PM
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The biggest things I notice are less ground clearance, which becomes a problem in heavy snow and the less powerful engine which makes it harder to get traction in snow and ice, particularly when trying to get up an incline, such as a hill or ramp.
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Re:Car Bloat: “Huge Cars Are Terrible for Society”
by axpy on Tuesday August 08, 2023 @02:31AM
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I can accept the lack of ground clearance but lack of power is not your problem on snow. I would bet that this is traction control related. Modern traction control are for the road and they suck big time in the snow because they don't allow any slippeage. I currently drive an electric RWD car and live at the end of a 2km mountain road with +20% slopes that can get snowed in for a few days before being plowed. On normal traction control, I don't get anywhere but using sports mode made it work like god damn magic.