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Originally Posted by Njerts
I don't think so! You basically have 2 skates in the front pushed from the rear.
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There is no argument here that FWD or AWD is better than RWD in winter. I concede that fully. However, if your wheels are spinning and it is icy, RWD will still steer (perhaps marginally), FWD will not.
Having lived all my life in a cold wintery climate I have found the two things that make snowy and icy driving tolerable are aggressive snow tires (for braking and better grip cornering) and clearance. In deep snow AWD is marginally advantageous over RWD if you are hung up. Neither will get you out so to speak.
Given the choice of RWD and aggressive snow tires and AWD and 4 season tires I would opt for the former because braking and skid control are better...period. AWD gives you big benefits for acceleration in icy conditions but if it is safety and accident avoidance you are concerned about braking and control cornering are the big issues.