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Old 01-04-2014, 11:32 PM   #107
chrisl
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Originally Posted by Suberman View Post
You can certainly drift the automatic on snow or ice, exactly as for the manual. Heck, I can drift an awd Audi on snow or ice...or even a fwd car while using the handbrake.
That's not exactly an accomplishment. I can drift my Outback on ice (actually, I spent all day today on a frozen lake). I can break all 4 tires (Blizzak WS70s) loose in 2nd gear at 2500rpm (where it would be making something like 155lb-ft at the crank had I been at sea level, but since I was at 8500 feet, it was probably more like 115-120lb-ft). Pretty much every modern car can break even the best studless winter tires free on ice, regardless of drivetrain layout.

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