Snow Driving
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with the big wide tires the tC has on it snow driving will be a little harder then some vehicles, but as long as you know how to drive you should be fine and it is FWD and weighs a decent amount for a car so it should be fine. My last car had wider tires on it and i was ok you just have to know HOW to drive in the snow and you will be fine. Learning what your car can do helps too, pushing it to its limits and finding out what it can handle will let you know how much you can give it in the winter as well
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Originally Posted by phillytc
Learning what your car can do helps too, pushing it to its limits and finding out what it can handle will let you know how much you can give it in the winter as well
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Originally Posted by phillytc
with the big wide tires the tC has on it snow driving will be a little harder then some vehicles, but as long as you know how to drive you should be fine and it is FWD and weighs a decent amount for a car so it should be fine. My last car had wider tires on it and i was ok you just have to know HOW to drive in the snow and you will be fine. Learning what your car can do helps too, pushing it to its limits and finding out what it can handle will let you know how much you can give it in the winter as well
Pretty simple physics. Lighter= less momentum in any particular direction = less traction needed to change direction = more gooder. There's this myth that more weight over the drive wheels will give you better traction and hence a better ability to control the car, but a myth is all it is... the added traction benefits are much more than outweighed by the additional stopping distances needed and cornering problems from the additional weight on snow and ice.
The ideal car for snow would be as light as possible, with as little power as possible (so as to limit wheelspin). Four wheel drive is great too, but preferably with locking differentials... which you're not going to see on any sports coupe on earth, so phoeey on that.
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Lighter overall, yes is good. However, given 2 cars that weigh 2500 lbs, one FWD and one RWD, the FWD will handle better with more of the weight distributed over the drive wheels..
Question here... why is weighing a decent amount a good thing for snow driving? Maybe if you get into an accident, it's safer, but if you're concerned with the ability to drive properly in snow, lighter is better.
Pretty simple physics. Lighter= less momentum in any particular direction = less traction needed to change direction = more gooder. There's this myth that more weight over the drive wheels will give you better traction and hence a better ability to control the car, but a myth is all it is... the added traction benefits are much more than outweighed by the additional stopping distances needed and cornering problems from the additional weight on snow and ice.
The ideal car for snow would be as light as possible, with as little power as possible (so as to limit wheelspin). Four wheel drive is great too, but preferably with locking differentials... which you're not going to see on any sports coupe on earth, so phoeey on that.
Originally Posted by neverspeakawordagain
Originally Posted by phillytc
with the big wide tires the tC has on it snow driving will be a little harder then some vehicles, but as long as you know how to drive you should be fine and it is FWD and weighs a decent amount for a car so it should be fine. My last car had wider tires on it and i was ok you just have to know HOW to drive in the snow and you will be fine. Learning what your car can do helps too, pushing it to its limits and finding out what it can handle will let you know how much you can give it in the winter as well
Pretty simple physics. Lighter= less momentum in any particular direction = less traction needed to change direction = more gooder. There's this myth that more weight over the drive wheels will give you better traction and hence a better ability to control the car, but a myth is all it is... the added traction benefits are much more than outweighed by the additional stopping distances needed and cornering problems from the additional weight on snow and ice.
The ideal car for snow would be as light as possible, with as little power as possible (so as to limit wheelspin). Four wheel drive is great too, but preferably with locking differentials... which you're not going to see on any sports coupe on earth, so phoeey on that.
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TAHOE! Need a snowboard rack over my glass yo
My tC has TRD springs and I drive to Tahoe often from san francisco (sometimes through blizzards) with my girlfriend and buddy to go snowboarding at Heavenly. We all have our own gear and get there just fine.
- Fold down the 40 split
- stand (not stack) the boards up the left side
- I've had flawless results on my lowered tC with these chains: http://www.amazon.com/Security-Chain.../dp/B000HZFDPK
* I've used BFGoodrich GForce Sports for the last 60k miles or so (2 sets).
My next attempt is 4 people but with 2 boards. Has anybody used a rack with good results? PIX OF THE YAKIMA ONE?!
- Fold down the 40 split
- stand (not stack) the boards up the left side
- I've had flawless results on my lowered tC with these chains: http://www.amazon.com/Security-Chain.../dp/B000HZFDPK
* I've used BFGoodrich GForce Sports for the last 60k miles or so (2 sets).
My next attempt is 4 people but with 2 boards. Has anybody used a rack with good results? PIX OF THE YAKIMA ONE?!
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