Thank you for your support. 🤍

Great call! Thx.

@@OutdoorFun01 I'll say , I went camping with a buddy in -14 deg. F weather , through the night . The truck barely started in the morning. Many years ago , and I still remember.

@mikewallace8087 oh ya! Went through that, too, once at -33 Celsius... I didn't sleep that night because I had to watch the chimney that caught fire. I was about 50 km away from the next neighbor. Fun right!? Haha!

Thx for your question. It's a good one that keeps coming back... My one answer that no one talks about is simple: It comes down to tires. You can have the perfect awd distribution system (not talking about locked diff), but the limiting factor is the TIRES. For this video, both cars have the same tire, one studded, not the other one, but in deep snow, it doesn't matter... Perhaps a slight advantage for non studded (barely since they are high-end make/model. See the video description) This is a Subaru that most users drive 99% on the paved, gravel, and snowy roads. Off trail, muddy, and hill climbing on more extreme conditions, the Subaru will still shine. My CVT has never let me down. Perhaps the perfect split 50/50 would be better, but I challenge anyone to make a video on pushing the boundaries comparing both systems in real life... see who is better. Perhaps they will both be winners. If not, then put on shoes and walk up the darn hill. Haha! Cheers!

@@OutdoorFun01 Thank you for the response and clarity! Love the vids! Keep up the great work friend and hope to see you on the trails!

It's cotton candy. Make the tires extra grippy.

That is correct. Thank you for pointing it out. Has the title mentioned, it's a test. Thank you for watching.

Well then Paul, enjoy the winter.

This means your car is applying brakes to wheels that are spinning, so wheels with traction will get more power. You might of felt like power was almost cut to crawl... just floor it. You might want to turn OFF traction control, then the wheels will spin and keep momentum. Have fun!

We were moving off a little. It's steeper than it might look.

There's not much of gain in gas mileage, unless you commute close by maybe. Would be handy of you need some electricity if going camping. I prefer the 2.5 engine because it has that much more HP for carrying my roadtrip gears and flooring it when it is needed 😄 I would suggest trying them out. They both drive the same. Then there's looks... that's up to you. I think all the new crosstrek will come with the 2.5 next gen. Up to you! Enjoy! Get winter dedicated tires if you want real awd fun in winter!

That doesn't make sence. The 2023 as not change.

Have fun!

It has auto brake lock. So when you release the brake, the car holds in place for a little while. It doesn't roll back.

@@OutdoorFun01 That’s really good to know. Had a 2016 Accent hatchback never rolled on me on any hill, my Dodge Journey crossroad I pray at every hill that the person behind me isn’t too close to my bumper. 😂 Thanks again for the reply.

I rather have the 2.5 liter sport (outdoor in Canada). It makes a huge difference. The duel x-mode is nice, but not so much of a difference for me since most of the time I never use it and just turn traction control off. The video does make it justice though. For me, power, tuffer transmission and neoprene like seats was the deal breaker.

Sexy lawnmower. I get it. 😏

Traction control turns off automaticly in that setting and cannot be turned on. That is how it should be, since wheel slip is the best way to have full power and keep momentum.

@@OutdoorFun01 Interesting... Ok so at 2:02 in the vid you had it on in Snow/Dirt Xmode, so I'm guessing it allows it in that mode, just not in the deep snow/mud mode - is that correct?

@@rjhein Yes. That is right. 😉

Yes

Because going down would of been too easy.