He who is trader_4 said on Wed, 6 Dec 2017 06:49:29 -0800 (PST):

There's a big difference in traction in the snow or similar conditions,
that's for sure.

People say that but it's like people who say that Hillary won the election.

Without the actual facts, it's a meaningless thing you just said.

If you say "deep snow" and "driving slowly in deep snow", then yes, there's
a big difference in traction.

But just "snow". Nope. There's no difference in traction if both cars are
in just a sprinkling of snow, or if they're driving even close to the speed
limit on any road in deep snow.

What's deep?
I don't know.

It's certainly more than an inch.
It's not deeper than 15 inches.

It's somewhere around 5 inches maybe?

So yes. FWD handles better than RWD when driving slowly in 5 inches of
snow.

That's the ONLY time FWD handles better though.
Seems like a huge tradeoff for the ability to handle five inches of snow.

All the weight of the engine helps. Not having the
driveshaft hump is a plus for inside space too. But then SUVs are selling
like hot cakes and they have all wheel drive, which I guess combines
some of the best of both designs. And those continue to evolve, from
fixed proportioning of power between front and rear, to computer controlled.
Another interesting thing, some pickups are hitting the $100K mark now.

How deep do you think the snow needs to be for FWD to make a difference
over RWD?

One inch isn't going to cut it.
It has to be deep to matter.

How deep?