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Originally Posted by BagoPucks
Minivans. Do you really need AWD or is FWD with Winter tires good enough in Canada?
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I drive a van and AWD isn't necessary. On occasion though, with just front wheels turning, the traction control is too sensitive, so I have to change it to sports mode to speed up faster from a rolling stop (but that's because I'm an impatient person).
AWD is nice, but not necessary at all. It's literally a performance feature, not a necessary safety feature. It just allows you to drive faster from a stop than normal. If someone argues it might help you get unstuck from a snow bank, I wonder why they aren't suggesting not driving into snow banks instead. While the vehicle might be a tad more stable while accelerating through an icy turn or through a ton of snow in a white out, your aggressive/proactive driving style and quality of winter tires are going to be a bigger factor in terms of your overall safety than AWD.
That being said, I missing having AWD and being able to blast around in the snow and take turns a little faster with a wee bit of controlled skid.