Subaru is the worst. I love
Subaru is the worst. I love driving in the snow, everything from cars to tractor trailers. I headed out in a huge snowstorm looking for some sliding. No cars on the road, just me out having fun.
I purposely put my Forester into a low speed four wheel side slide. I turned my front wheels in the direction I wanted to go and hit the gas.
The Forester had other plans.
Sensing the spin on the wheels, it applied the brakes to my front wheels to transfer the power to the rear wheels, effectively shooting me across into the far curb with my front wheels cut hard to the right.
Three thousand dollars of damage. It wasn't until I dug deep into the "Symmetrical" system and found out that it is a 80% front and 20% rear and the way it transfers power in the event of front wheels spinning is to apply the brakes, even in the middle of a turn. The traction control off button doesn't do anything.
It is only safety for people who don't know how to drive.