So.. if they make this new Camaro, I'll be going from an AWD car back to RWD. Now I was comfortable enough driving even 2nd gen Camaros in the snow. But I'm a little spoiled now. What kind of RWD traction control systems does GM have these days? I mean, they've been doing FWD for so long....

My real concern with this is, I maybe going up to Canada. Nova Scotia in fact, to live. That's hopefully a few years off, but I dunno. I'm pretty sure they get a bit more snow than here in DC, but then again they get "snow"... DC is pretty much ice where even my AWD doesn't make things any better. I'm just wondering if I'll be keeping my Subaru as my winter driver, and my Camaro as my when it's nice on a weekend vehicle.

 

oh and is this still a f-body? ie: higher that stock (or even in stock) cases, subframe connectors will be a good idea, especially if they release it with t-tops?

 

knew someone with a 00 camaro with asr, it ran fine in snow in the northeast. he drove it in blizzards and stuff wiht his mom. he went to school in chicago, and was from boston. he's not really a car ugy, but in deep snow i never heard complaints from him. level-headed driving is the primary factor, too.

 

I live in Minnesota, and I drove a '00 SS m6 last winter with no problems whatsoever, and it didn't have asr. Ice will be a problem with any car. The only thing I really had to change when driving on ice was starting in 3rd gear and babying the clutch to keep some of the torque away from the rear wheels. I did have a great set of snow tires, and like burningsquirrels said, level-headed driving is most important. I could make headway in blizzard conditions. I actually have more problems with my current driver, a '97 escort m5. It just doesn't have the grip that my SS had.
Just keep your head and invest in a good set of snow tires and you'll be fine.

 

even with the suby, I'll be getting snow tires for the north, coming from WV I know the advantage of them no matter what your drive train. And it sounds like I'll be alright then. My 02 was a V6 and I never had problems with it in the snow, but it didn't have a whole lot of tq either

 

if i was fine in jersey blizzards with 2' snow on the road in my '69 nova with bfg radial tires, you'll be fine in any car.

 

Traction control is pretty simple and common. They are beyond mere traction control (anti-wheelspin) technology now. GM's Stabilitrac (first seen on Caddys and Vettes, now seen on lots of vehicles) is regarded as one of the best stability control systems out there. These systems actually use accelerometers to monitor vehicle behavior, and if a spin is impending, will apply individual brakes to the appropriate wheel to help keep things in line.

Oh, and the new Camaro has zip to do with the old F-body platform. It is a totally different vehicle altogether.

 

thanks for hitting that question too

 

I have an 00 Z28 w/ asr. Although I never have driven it in snow or ice, the A4 can start in 2nd gear.

 

Yo, OZ consider this an early (premature?) greeting from New Scotland.... what brings you to this neck of the woods? (not prying or anything:-)

Yes sir, we do get snow.... more or less, depending on where in Nova Scotia you end up; along the coast you are likely to see a bit more rain than snow although as far as snow goes, so far this winter not much to talk about... yet, the ground is clear and the temp currently above zero.

As has been said, level headed driving is the key (and not just here), not so much what wheels are being driven. Personally, I find RWD cars more fun in the snow than FWD, but that's just me - others would argue I am sure.