Date: Mon, 15 May 2000 21:39:58 -0400 From: Four Weis <mweinopsamcom> Subject: Re: fwd vs. rwd
Keith Grider wrote: > An interesting aside. I just sold a 1994 VW Jetta (bora) glx. It had the v6, > and It was the best snow car I have ever had. It had the fwd and in > addition, it had a limited slip front differential. It was very impressive > to point the wheels where you wanted to go and accelerate out with little > fanfare. I see to have had the opposite experience with power on snow and ice. I had an 86 900 with the 8 valve engine, with all of 110 hp. It was great on the snow because it was hard to break the wheels loose with that little power. Maybe that is why Saab never thought of a limited slip differential - it was not necessary. As for the newer Saabs, with the more powerful engines, you can get them with Traction control and a multi-mode automatic so keep the wheels from slipping.
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