{"id":110958,"date":"2009-12-29T08:58:00","date_gmt":"2009-12-29T13:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2009\/12\/29\/proper-winter-tires-are-more-important-than-all-wheel-drive\/"},"modified":"2009-12-29T08:58:00","modified_gmt":"2009-12-29T13:58:00","slug":"psa-proper-winter-tires-are-more-important-than-all-wheel-drive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/110958","title":{"rendered":"PSA: Proper winter tires are more important than all-wheel drive"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Filed under: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/category\/safety\/\" rel=\"tag\">Safety<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/category\/tech\/\" rel=\"tag\">Technology<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" hspace=\"0\" vspace=\"4\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2009\/12\/legacy-wheel-spin.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>With the adoption of front-wheel drive as the mainstream power delivery system of choice, the semi-annual ritual of swapping snow tires has largely disappeared for most Americans. In many northern areas, all-wheel drive has become an increasingly popular choice when offered as an option. But as much help as putting power through all four wheels can be, it simply can&#8217;t substitute for a good set of snow tires.<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, grip comes down to four patches of rubber and if they&#8217;re unable to make solid contact, the number of drive wheels becomes irrelevant. This became abundantly clear this past weekend while driving a new 2010 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/make\/subaru\/\">Subaru<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/model\/legacy\">Legacy<\/a>. The Legacy is a plush, roomy mid-size sedan with excellent outward visibility and Subaru makes an excellent symmetrical all wheel drive. Unfortunately, its all-season tires lacked traction. Read on after the jump for more.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2009\/12\/29\/proper-winter-tires-are-more-important-than-all-wheel-drive\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Continue reading <em>PSA: Proper winter tires are more important than all-wheel drive<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2009\/12\/29\/proper-winter-tires-are-more-important-than-all-wheel-drive\/\">PSA: Proper winter tires are more important than all-wheel drive<\/a> originally appeared on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\">Autoblog<\/a> on Tue, 29 Dec 2009 08:58:00 EST.  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In many northern areas, all-wheel drive has become an increasingly popular choice when offered as an option. 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