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Turbowned · 03-14-2012, 05:03 PM

I plan on buying much nicer wheels for my BRZ and putting snow tires on the factory wheels; I suggest you do the same. RWD with snow tires is easy and fun to drive in snow with. With such a lightweight car, you should be able to toss it around corners easily in snow. It's much more controllable on slippery surfaces than FWD, because you can steer with the throttle. Don't let any misinformed knucklehead try to tell you that FWD > RWD in the snow; they're morons. Don't believe me? Watch the video Subaru just put out and it shows them bombing through slush and snow with a BRZ.

03-14-2012, 05:03 PM	#4
Turbowned Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Drives: 2017 Subaru BRZ Perf Pack 6MT Location: Colorado Springs Posts: 5,048 Thanks: 1,949 Thanked 1,945 Times in 1,150 Posts Mentioned: 28 Post(s)	I plan on buying much nicer wheels for my BRZ and putting snow tires on the factory wheels; I suggest you do the same. RWD with snow tires is easy and fun to drive in snow with. With such a lightweight car, you should be able to toss it around corners easily in snow. It's much more controllable on slippery surfaces than FWD, because you can steer with the throttle. Don't let any misinformed knucklehead try to tell you that FWD > RWD in the snow; they're morons. Don't believe me? Watch the video Subaru just put out and it shows them bombing through slush and snow with a BRZ. __________________ Current: 2005 Porsche 911 Carrera S 6MT Previous: 2 BRZ's, 997 C2S, C5 RS6, C4 S6, B8 S4, GDB STi, S30 240Z, FC3S RX-7 TII, AW11/SW20 MR2, E30 318is/325i, etc.