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Originally Posted by 68style
Someone in Calgary tried to tell me driving in reverse up a hill is the same as having front wheel drive if you have a rear drive car... I let him pontificate on it for a bit before pointing out to him that almost all snow tires are directional so the bite on the tread is pointing the wrong way AND there's no engine back there to provide grip lol
He was like "DERRR Don't knock it till you try it"
Okay man
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Uhhh why would you want fwd characteristics going up a hill anyways ? Weight transfer to the rear and you get less traction on your drive wheels.
That’s why rwd generally performs better then fwd going up a hill if tires are equal.
To back up a hill with rwd is idiotic in that sense alone.