R.S
Active Member
OTOH there's the psychological factor: Believing you can go anywhere will get you stuck in a Jeep far more often than driving a RWD car because with the latter you stay home until the roads have been plowed.
And that is a big problem with AWD in general. You feel that the car can accelerate much quicker through snow and ice, so you tend to drive faster. And that, potentially, leads to a more dangerous situation.
Of course AWD adds additional safety, there is no point in denying that, but the safety benefits are usually overrated and lead to stupid decisions, like not changing for winter tires.
Here is what Consumer Reports has to say about that topic:
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