Subaru Outback Snowmobile!

My 2008 Subaru Outback L.L.Bean departing from my boathouse (at my island cottage) onto the ice. There is 20 to 40cm of soft-pack snow on the lake (with hard pack areas). Michelin X-ice tires are on the car. Recorded Late March, 2008.

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• Subaru
• Outback
• X-ice
• Snow
• Lake
• Ice

[wojo403]

Of course, if you want more traction on snow, apply full throttle.

[skullylove]

nice to see it plow through

[Serveck]

@Streetracingpunk72 the older style manual transmission subaru's were a 50/50 power ratio. my 2000 forester has yet to fishtail except on sheer ice. (DONT brake on ice, use the clutch/handbrake to slow you down first and act as traction control)

[flight2k5]

@tblue3cibm how?

[tblue3cibm]

quattro ftw ;p

[MacQ2309]

AT or MT?

[nollieflip18]

really? I have a manual '01 outback with the 2.5 so that is useful info thx.

[rtsoccerplayer]

x-ice is a really good tire. we had them on my mom's rwd van last year and we never got stuck. the year before, we got stuck a few times.

[rtsoccerplayer]

lol if you sent more power to the back, THAT would cause it to oversteer...or spin.

in situations like this, more power to the front is actually better.

[Streetracingpunk72]

Front wheel bias is a good thing in the snow. The engine is right over the wheels, allowing the front wheels to get traction. In the snow a front wheel bias AWD system is the best. I have no idea what you're talking about the front wheels spinning. You've clearly never driven in a RWD or AWD ( Rear bias) car in the snow.