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Originally Posted by whoosh
LOL, this is a total game of semantics...
I call that traction - I'd be interested to see what term you have for that if it's not traction.
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Originally Posted by Sportstick
<wall of text that fails to answer my question>
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Totally agree that overall grip is dictated by the tires. A racing slick on an AWD car isn't going anywhere in snow.
If t = potential traction of a tire in any given situation or condition, then:
RWD total potential traction = 2*t
AWD total potential traction = 4*t
From the standpoint of total traction available to the vehicle, AWD does in essence add
potential traction. However, in the above formula. If t=0 because of the wrong tire selection, 2*0 and 4*0 both equal 0... And the car goes nowhere.