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03-19-2021, 11:38 AM | #476 | |
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I snow plowed a few times in my R. Snow up over the hood. It clawed through just fine. Just don't high-center yourself on packed down snow banks from a snow plow, and it'll go through no issues.
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03-19-2021, 12:23 PM | #477 | |
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The mk7 was a big improvement. The mk8 will even be more. Subaru people keep talking about your R, or the new one as the same AWD system as the mk4 and it's just not true. VAG has made significant improvements to the point where the new mk8 is more advanced than anything Subaru makes, including the STi. I get the skepticism given this is a Subaru forum at heart. I had to drive the RS to be convinced myself. Whomever above brought up the size is significant. The R is still relatively a compact car to me. The VA and the new WRX/STi is going to be big. |
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03-19-2021, 12:31 PM | #478 | ||
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I would find this useful when driving home in the snow on the highway (I'll drive into work instead of taking the commuter-train as they fail in the snow often). Special could be good for the bumps and snow. https://media.vw.com/en-us/releases/1419 Quote:
Now, the reality based on you guys is that it's not a big enough shortfall to reduce driving enjoyment or snow fun. So, it may be moot. Last edited by Snow Drift; 03-19-2021 at 12:42 PM. |
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03-19-2021, 12:51 PM | #479 | |
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03-19-2021, 01:00 PM | #480 |
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My Tiguan behaved similarly to my SG Forester XT's in the similar snow conditions all on snow tires. Granted my Foresters were dumped and plowed the snow as I went and the Tiguan is full height. But this last snow event showed how great VW calibrated the system for safety and finding traction. It won't drift. At all. It will understeer all day long not allowing the car to rotate. So the fun factor isn't there, but that's not what I bought the Tiguan for. My Legacy GT wagon was for that purpose. And that car would only ever step out.
The Foresters were a happy medium with understeer but would be coaxed good enough and power oversteer. I miss those. |
03-19-2021, 01:47 PM | #481 |
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Can we possibly merge these three threads?
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03-19-2021, 02:37 PM | #482 |
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03-19-2021, 02:55 PM | #483 | |
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I like Subaru's MT setup where it's 50:50 all the time where I am not guessing how much or when power is going to the rear. While I haven't had problems with today's FWD+ active systems (my Santa Fe, for example), in certain snowy, slushy, rainy conditions, curvy roads where having AWD completely "on" and not just pre-emptive is nice. But on the flip side, there are times when AWD is realistically not needed and free-wheeling is just fine and more efficient where AWD just being "ready" is perfectly acceptable. |
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03-19-2021, 03:01 PM | #484 | |
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The Levorg STI Sport has driver modes also. Maybe the 2022 STI will allow us to adjust the suspension as well as DCCD. Comfort Normal Sport Sport+ Individual https://www.subaru.jp/levorg/levorg/stisport/index |
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03-20-2021, 07:38 AM | #485 | |
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I imagine you scooby die hards already saw these Renders from Russia. I'm going throw it up anyway.
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03-20-2021, 08:27 AM | #486 |
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03-20-2021, 05:57 PM | #487 | |
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03-21-2021, 10:26 AM | #488 |
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I drove two generations of Acura MDX SH-AWD for years. They had rear torque vectoring differentials. It did nothing in the snow to prevent getting stuck. Fronts spun, rears did very little.
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03-21-2021, 01:02 PM | #489 |
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03-21-2021, 03:12 PM | #490 |
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03-21-2021, 03:25 PM | #491 |
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Yeah but no power sent to the back Pre. And it only ever goes 50:50. But it doesn’t do it quick enough. But it will power oversteer drift sending power to the rear to maintain said drift. Square that.
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03-21-2021, 05:27 PM | #492 | ||
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I think the issue with SH-AWD is that increased power to the rear is more controlled with vehicle sensors and caters to handling on a curve at speed. In a situation with snow at zero/ low speed, increased power to the rear is not happening, so it might be 30% at the rear for snow. Last edited by subyski; 03-21-2021 at 05:35 PM. |
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03-21-2021, 06:41 PM | #493 | ||
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03-22-2021, 04:37 PM | #494 |
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If the true max is 50% to the rears only, then you got me there, that sucks, and is unlike the Twinster then. The Twinster could send 70% to the rears. And that was the preference amongst the RS owners who lived in the snow belt. They’d throw it in drift. They said that was the best mode for snow driving and it annihilated anything else they’d owned. But if the mk8 can’t do that and is FWD up until max 50% to the rear then I agree, that sucks, and will be a deal breaker for me.
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03-22-2021, 05:11 PM | #495 | |
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Even if the system is being brake controlled to allow for power on rotation, it's achieving the fun factor not available before from the 4MOTION Haldex. |
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03-22-2021, 09:55 PM | #496 |
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03-23-2021, 09:00 AM | #498 |
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Moved my responses to the Golf R thread.
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06-30-2021, 04:45 PM | #499 | |
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AUS. 2022 WRX delayed a year. US Next ?
New Subaru WRX delayed
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07-01-2021, 12:14 PM | #500 |
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Subaru WRX coming late 2021,STI turbo flagship also confirmed to be ‘slightly behind’
What I am curious about is what differences there will be between the sti and Wrx MOTOR. Will it just be turbo and tune? Intercooler size? Heads? Cams ? We know the fa24 will take some decent power so it’ll be cool to see a wrx making 400 plus at the wheels with just a turbo and exhaust. Maybe IC.
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