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Originally Posted by lazypucker
I have a question that has probably asked here before - Does AWD help compensate the lack of winter tires?
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Short answer. No.
IMO, I feel like AWD keeps the car a little more stable and accelerates faster from a stop (especially in stop areas with polished ice from idiots in crap tires gunning the accelerator). AWD will be superior for handling, evasive maneuvers and acceleration, but as many have noted, it doesn't help with stopping.
Based on purely made up numbers, if driving sensibly is 50% of the battle and tires are 45%, I would say AWD is 2% and luck is 3%.
That 2% will keep you from getting stuck in most situations, but stopping (tires @45%) and the way you drive skills and decision making (sensibility @50%) are more likely to keep you safe than a vehicle performance feature.