Some of the best winter cars I`ve ever had were RWD without ABS (but always with LSD and good winter tires). BUT...there`s zero question that such setups give less control than 4WD (or a good AWD system) with ABS (and of course, with proper winter tires).
The ability to have the right power delivery/braking at each specific wheel simply can`t be beat; there are conditions (e.g., cornering or hard braking with right side tires on glare ice, left side ones on dry clean pavement) where nothing else can come close.
Even subtle diffs can be critical; Subaru`s AWD behaves very differently from Audi`s, and the modern Audis are very different from my `93 (and not in a good way).
It only takes one moment under the right conditions to change your life forever. If the dry-pavement compromises of winter tires bug you, consider that it`s better than being paralyzed or broke from a lawsuit.
Simply must be in complete control of your vehicle at all times, period, zero exceptions. Yeah, another topic where I`m zero tolerance now that I`ve wised up.
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