Subaru AWD vs Ice Hill - Will it Work? Traction Control Test

Interesting test. Thanks.

Cool stuff. There are really neat apps you can get for measuring angle. Inclinometer. Cheers.

What tires do you have during the test?

VDC off for doing donuts

Speaks at a very low volume, BLASTS ANNOYING MUSIC, speaks again at very low volume, BLASTS MORE ANNOYING MUSIC.

Interesting video Kurt. Music works well and nice simple explantion. Thanks for sharing.

Do you have a video about your “drift button”?

BTW you can't "turn off" ABS

Glad you did the test instead of me 🙂

What about traction control off and x-mode on?

Hey man I saw your post on Facebook and I'm glad to support keep up the videos these are awesome!

Great video with some myth busting. Software and hardware differences between AWD systems can make a huge difference. I watched a much more expensive brand new Volvo XC70 come to a complete halt trying to get up an icy hill. It’s brain dead traction control system would just apply power until one wheel started to spin and it would brake that wheel and make the next wheel slip. It did so over and over with zero forward progress. After watching it completely helpless until it slid into the curb no doubt damaging one or more wheels I simply drove around it with zero issues in an older Subaru Crosstrek. There was a time the Swedes supposedly knew about winter traction but those days are apparently over now that Volvo sold out to the Chinese. Subaru has deep roots in rally racing and it shows. Subarus outperform even many Jeep’s in winter conditions. Subaru’s software helps instead of hinders like that from Volvo and others.

If there a tutorial for installing a VDC off switch?

Good work 👍

Tks for the field text. Appreciated. New sub !!!!!

This must be my issue. I just bought a '14 impreza that needs the break light switch replaced so the tc, abs and hillstart light is on and literally acts like a front wheel drive

Thanks for this great demonstration and explanation. This type of traction control is very effective if its allowed to work. Too many people immediately let off the gas as soon as a tire starts to spin. If you let the tires slow spin, it will give the traction control time to work, just a couple seconds for the ABS to slow the spinning tires enough for torque to tranfer to the non spinning tires. After a few seconds all 4 tires will pull you through most situations.

Your neighbors must have been looking at their windows like “is he… is he watering his snowpacked driveway?”

The funny thing is, that if you have the right tires on it, or any vehicle! You don't need any of the fancy electronics! For example if you're car was equipped with Brigstone Blizzack ice grip stud less tires, which by the way I have on my 2005 Outback, and my 2015 4×4 Ram 1500 Laramie Limited. You would have no problem getting traction on ice, at all. Hell, they grip almost like you are on dry pavement, it's truly incredible!

People always think they can drive better without the help of technology. I do hear people talk about turning off ABS but my favorite is when people have ABS on and they taking about pumping the breaks in a slide (dumbest thing you can do).

I hate how companies use the brakes. It's hard on them and if you have long winters like Maine does, you do lose a lot of life controlling wheel spin.

There just isn't any replacement for a good limited slip diff to lock wheels side to side.

Traction control off. Keep your momentum. Don’t hammer the throttle like an idiot, keep the tires gripping, tad spin is fine.

What car is that? Impreza hatchback?

The gradient was less. U need to turn off traction in a steep long incline

Hey, does it have manual or automatic/CVT transmission?

Thank you, Maybe Mazda would lend you a car for doing the same explanation for 2023 Mazda 3 Hatchback AWD and give you some perks ? I`m searching online for more details about their specific design and functions of Traction control . Their service people are for the most part a bite clueless on the facts and details truly it`s a bit sad.... Online google info is questionable and empty you did a fantastic job of showing real world scenario !

Great video, are you using snow tires on these tests? If yes I'd be curious how all season tires would do on the same tests

Traction control ON

I have a steep gravel driveway. when awd is engaged, i find traction a lot better with traction control off vs. on. seems to counter your results?

how do you do vdc off? Can you make a video please, I want to drift my Impreza

Just today. Backing into my garage, I was slow as always due to the mild weather for this time of year. There was lots of ice with a slope. I was reversing and literally came to a stop, but I didn't let off the throttle. Seconds later, I began to proceed into the garage. No on/off of traction control or pressing X mode. Just Subaru doing its thing. Do I like it? Hell ya. Edit: The great nation of Canada. Where beer flows freely and beavers are nervous.

What year is this your wrx?

Thank you for the info.

Lol 😂

Open diffs…no brainer…you need some sort of traction control. How much depends on the situation.

Car software is the key, especially if you have open diffs. I've found (and this is just personal experience) Subaru just rules the lot.. Shockingly, Suzuki come next.. Now I know that's weird. My lil base level 1.2L FWD Swift gets me up hills my dad had trouble on in his Mitsubishi outlander 4WD... Which takes me to Mitsubishi. The're great at speed on dirt roads getting sideways... can't climb a small hill a FWD Suzuki can do.

Thanks, What kind of tires are y using on the car???😊

Please example in motorcycle on and off traction uphill

GREAT VIDEO AND INFO THANK YOU !!!
ONE QUESTION WHAT ABOUT SUMMER IN THE NORTH EAST?

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