[WolfpackS2k]

Originally Posted by chrisl

Generally, even with good tires, no car can accelerate very quickly on snow or ice. As a result, there isn't much weight transfer to speak of. Since the vast majority of cars are front-heavy, front wheel drive will give more traction in slippery conditions. Also, the more slippery it is, the less weight transfer can occur, shifting the advantage even farther towards FWD vehicles.

What about going up a hill? There have been several times when I could not get up a hill in my FWD Integra. But since the roads that this happened on were not heavily traveled I turned around at the bottom of the hill and was able to climb up by driving in reverse. Weight transfer to the drive wheels FTW!