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why I traded in my 2015 WRX for the 2017 CX-5 Sport AWD...
While I did not buy the GT with the optional package...
I think the AWD system is a safety advantage that I use daily.
Personally I don't see any really safety advantage with AWD if You drive on normal roads and drive normally.
Good tires are much more important as well as controlling the throttle.
Remember AWD doesn't help the car to stay on the road during braking and cornering (which many people driving with AWD seems to forget).
Now if You go slightly of road, drive in a lot of snow or drive on very poor roads, AWD can very helpful (or even necessary).
We get plenty of rain here and I've never needed AWD when driving.
I tend not to agreesive cornering when it's very wet, since You can easily skip of the road even with AWD (and You still need the good tires I mentioned).
ABS helps during emergency braking (which can happen to everybody) even in normal conditions, like dry roads, the need for agressive driving during poor weather conditions will not happen to everybody, so I don't agree with Your comparison with ABS.
I agree it can help with AWD if/when You want to drive agressively, but it's not a safety advantage, especially not compared with ABS.
Why would you need ABS, then? I mean, can't you just start slowing down sooner instead of cramming the brakes on?
You need ABS for emergencies.
Ans as emergencies usually happens when You don't expect it, that's not really a valid argument.......maybe You can see into the future, but I can't.
So I guess accidentally pulling out in front of someone isn't something that you would EVER do...even with hidden-driveways and accounting for others speeding in the rain, this is not the kind of emergency you would ever possibly find yourself in?
AWD makes more of a difference in the rain especially when the road surfaces are garbage like they are here
They can make a difference and help you accellerate in poor conditions, but you can't call it a safety advantage on par with ABS.
but you can't call it a safety advantage on par with ABS.
Never did
Absolutely agree 100%! As one who had a FWD CX5 and used to argue AWD didn’t matter if you were “careful”, I’ve been driving AWD for almost 3 months and it’s so much more than the wet road factor. It does help corner better, helps acceleration on stones onto a highway, helps pulling out from a hill onto a road, has a much better planted feeling to the road. I drive a lot of curvy back roads with hills and the control is so much better. A much better driving experience all around. Gas mileage for me only dropped about 2 miles/gallon, basically a non-issue.
Absolutely agree 100%! As one who had a FWD CX5 and used to argue AWD didnt matter if you were careful, Ive been driving AWD for almost 3 months and its so much more than the wet road factor. It does help corner better, helps acceleration on stones onto a highway, helps pulling out from a hill onto a road, has a much better planted feeling to the road. I drive a lot of curvy back roads with hills and the control is so much better. A much better driving experience all around. Gas mileage for me only dropped about 2 miles/gallon, basically a non-issue.
They can make a difference and help you accellerate in poor conditions, but you can't call it a safety advantage on par with ABS.
...usually because they're playing with their phones...What are you talking about?? I can't tell you how many times I see people flying up behind me at a red light because they're not paying attention. If this happens in rain, I am definitely safer to have AWD which(based on my testing) gets me moving absolutely right away versus FWD where I know I would start spinning upon slamming the gas pedal down. So yes, AWD is 100% a safety advantage.
...usually because they're playing with their phones...