I'm Famous!

[Stang70Fastback]

Tee-Hee!!!

https://www.facebook.com/subaruofame...376689/?type=3

[Sport-Tech]

I'm sure your fellow Chicago residents appreciated your help with ploughing the roads after that storm....

[Stang70Fastback]

Originally Posted by Sport-Tech

I'm sure your fellow Chicago residents appreciated your help with ploughing the roads after that storm....

I did a pretty good job of that this past weekend...

[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8rBnP1JM4o"]Snow Plow Lip - YouTube[/ame]

[FX86]

let us see your face...otherwise you aint really famous

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by FX86

let us see your face...otherwise you aint really famous

I have seen it now. Pretty scary actually.

[Stang70Fastback]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

I have seen it now. Pretty scary actually.

What has been seen...

[gramicci101]

I love everyone talking shit about it being RWD. Like @Tcoat is fond of pointing out, 50+ years ago when their grandmother was learning to drive, that's all there was. It's not the inherent catastrophe some people believe it to be, but you'd never convince them of that.

[Stang70Fastback]

I knew the comments would turn into a shitstorm. It's the main reason I was looking forward to them posting it, lol. I kinda figured all the "Subaru Purists" would get annoyed when Subaru posted their one RWD car in the snow, lol.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by gramicci101

I love everyone talking shit about it being RWD. Like @Tcoat is fond of pointing out, 50+ years ago when their grandmother was learning to drive, that's all there was. It's not the inherent catastrophe some people believe it to be, but you'd never convince them of that.

I had never heard of this horror show that driving RWD is supposed to be until I joined this forum. Much of it seems to be some weird elitist thought process much like driving MT (which your grandmothers also drove).


Holy crap I just went and read it. That is why I stay away from FB most of the time! How many guys are going to say "I owned one and it will not move in the snow"?

[~el~jefe~]

DailyDriver on youtube noted that there are two things that make a car safe in the snow:
1. ability to stop on snow and ice
2. ability to maneuver/change direction.

They noted that the SUV's were considerably less safe in the snow, by a long shot. The light weight and low center of gravity BRZ made their test run in the winter safer than SUVs. They were not trying to prove a point at all, just a fun test of the BRZ/FRS in a high altitude snow place. The awd and 4x4 drive was clearly great for getting out of snow banks and accelerating. One does not avoid a crash with either of those things. 0 hp/0 torque is best for handling/avoidance.

Steering in snow will always be better with free moving front wheels. Like a snow mobile, steers great if no torque in front.

BRZ has same ground clearance as most sedans too.

[FX86]

Originally Posted by Stang70Fastback

I knew the comments would turn into a shitstorm. It's the main reason I was looking forward to them posting it, lol. I kinda figured all the "Subaru Purists" would get annoyed when Subaru posted their one RWD car in the snow, lol.

i thought they were ALL all wheel drive except for the fr-s because it's the poverty model

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by ~el~jefe~

BRZ has same ground clearance as most sedans too.

LOL Not all of them (or the FRS or 86)!

[gramicci101]

Originally Posted by FX86

i thought they were ALL all wheel drive except for the fr-s because it's the poverty model

The 2018's will be. Subaru is looking to cut costs and share more parts with the Impreza line.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by gramicci101

The 2018's will be. Subaru is looking to cut costs and share more parts with the Impreza line.

And the 86 will share a platform with Mazda! I read it just the other day.