Subaru Outback stuck in snow

[@rsxteufel]

Subaru need driver who know how to drive in the snow.

[@sashasol_mtl]

at 0:21 the camera guy says: summer tires!

[@QuantumAlchemyst]

@@sashasol_mtl so this is the proof he dont know to drive in snow. The first thing for do this is wear the apropiate tires...

[@brucebannerman6848]

Maybe the driver is stuck,car is not

[@robertmcgee7969]

Tires are no good.Subarus are great.but Subaru owners have got to know their limitations

[@kohort1]

I have Michelin cross climates which are a step below snow tires and I was stuck in a parking spot facing uphill. Buddy's car was parked behind mine so I couldn't get momentum. But had to dig enough to get snow cables on the front. I think if I had momentum and wasn't on a narrow incline, I would've been ok.

[@Subie-Driver]

No wonder they got stuck...no friggin snow tires on it. Get a good snow tires and it’ll go through that like a hot knife through butter!

[@redmr2na]

Well that, AND the plates are from California from what I can see. Nobody in California knows what a snow tire is.

[@ColinR-n3z]

EXACTLY! My father knows what he is doing when he drives in snow, unlike other people.

[@Subie-Driver]

Uh..yah...put some snow. Tire on that car and it will go through that like a hot knife through butter. I’ve gone through way deeper with both our outback and crosstrek with snows on.

[@raystanton238]

From what I've read, the subaru traction control system gets activated when it detects one wheel spinning faster than the other wheel on same axle, it then needs a few seconds of slowly spinning wheels so that the opposite wheel gets power too. I'm pretty sure it uses the ABS system to transfer torque by applying enough brake pressure to spinning wheel but not enough to stop the spinning wheel so torque gets transferred to the wheel that is doing nothing. Ultimately, all 4 wheels will be powered. The system just needs a few seconds of tire spinning to allow it's system to work. Try it.

[@AnhYeuEmMaiMai69]

turn it off and let it dig

[@anthonyjulson8840]

@@AnhYeuEmMaiMai69 they're talking about x-mode. Turn off vdc and leave x-mode one. If this car even has that feature.

[@johnfarel3152]

Xmode works like that but this outback is pre xmode and the best thing to do in this case would have been to turn off traction control to allow more wheel spin

[@tinker1148]

Subaru needs better tires.

[@randyrobertson6116]

If I was driving it wouldn't have become stuck. This driver has no clue how to use an AWD Subaru

[@camillehache9722]

agree

[@scrambler69-xk3kv]

As I always say does not matter how many wheels have power, if your tires cannot get a grip, you are stuck. You still need winter snow tires makes for an amazing difference.

[@NikiPetrovAtanasov]

The video was fun to watch! It's the first time I see wheel spin inside snow chains 🤣 No snow tires, snow chains that don't fit the tires, snow chains only on 2 wheels while the vehicles is 4wd and the driver was doing some really strange moves at times.Overal the best recipe for disaster on a snowy offroad.

[@U2WB]

California plates. That says it all. Need winter-capable tires and a little experience driving in snow. SMH

[@leeroberts7836]

No matter if you are AWD or 4WD, you need chains or snow tyres. Don't be too cocky.

[@Taffwildmanofthewoods]

Looks like the car has summer tyres fitted, 4 X 4 doesn't work in snow especially on an incline. So many people don't realise how important it is to fit the correct tyres for snow.

[@joeweaver9913]

The best Subaru I had in winter weather was a 2000 Subaru Impreza Outback Sport wagon with 5-spd manual transmission. I don't think these newer Subarus have gotten any better, and are probably worse. We have a 2008 Outback and a 2012 Impreza. They are good in the snow, but not in the same class as the older Subaru we had. These newer Subarus, you do yourself a huge favor if you install a slightly taller snow tire or all terrain tires for the winter.

[@WS102]

The newer cars are stiffer, have better rollover protection, 2 different X-Mode settings and improved traction control. They're actually much better in the snow. I have a new Outback and new Impreza 5 door. They are far better than my early 90's Legacy LS and previous Subaru models.

[@joeweaver9913]

@@WS102 With all the snow recently, I certainly have no complaints about how our Subarus have performed in it. One thing I liked about the old Subaru was that it seemed to split the power more evenly between front and rear. The '08 Outback has AT and the '12 Impreza has CVT, and they both seem to send more power to the front wheels

[@WS102]

@@joeweaver9913 It was nice having a center diff lock and the ability to hammer the gas and spin your way out. It worked well at times, but I think the X-Mode is a better solution in that it manages the car really well in all sorts of different conditions.

[@joeweaver9913]

@@WS102 neither of our cars have x-mode, but hopefully the next one will :)

[@WS102]

@@joeweaver9913 It's a nice feature and the newer models even have a 2 stage X-Mode for Gravel and Snow, or for Deep Snow and Mud. The car will brake wheels that spin and send power to the ones that have traction to carefully walk the car out. If that doesn't work, the new X-Mode allows you to turn off the Traction Control and just hammer it like the traditional older models. The last few years haven't allowed that, so they made it possible for the cars to work that way if needed.

[@MeAgainstMyselfDaily]

Driver don’t know how to drive Subaru in the snow proper way

[@The333Wanderer]

Once you stop your forward momentum you get stuck. So what's your point? And you have only 8.7 inches of clearance. So, what's your point?

[@minitt09]

looks like the subaru is not even on winter tires.

[@camillehache9722]

traction control off and buy winter tires

[@jmm6593]

Ditto. When spinning turn off VDC and get better tires.

[@yarlwise1089]

Where is it?

[@oliververnon8120]

This is where manual transmission 4x4s shine. Because you can rock back and forth so much better than auto just by keeping it in first and giving blips of gas and then letting the car roll back until you have a couple feet of run up. Most of the time you just need like a foot because the snow isn’t that much deeper than you expected but it works wonders in even the worst situations though, just remember not to undo all your progress with too much gas pedal 😂

[@chadgentry4159]

Letting air out of the tires will help also

[@cbarucom]

A 2wd with snow tires run better in the snow than a 4wd with NO snow tires.

[@Misterwhistle]

Subaru with summer tires followed by a 4x4 with grip tires?

[@legendvo]

@@Misterwhistle subaru with all season tires.. both of them (subaru and 4x4) struggled there... neither of them deflated tires to help them in snow ❄️

[@aniltopal9292]

summer tires and a rookie driver :(

[@billnr5703]

Which tires were you on?

[@legendvo]

They are all season tires

[@billnr5703]

vitaliy loboda that explains a lot! Nice video! Thank you!

[@Robboa1]

Michelin x-ice for me. Real winter tires are the law here, in this part of Canada.

[@tinker1148]

And the traction chains are not tight enough to spin with the wheels so they’re no benefit.

[@CorkKNIFE]

Most incompetent use of an AWD vehicle I've seen in a while.

[@xaviesteve9594]

tyres of summer. with Nokian tyres of winter, with problems

[@robertpiekosz7470]

If you get stuck in a Subaru; It’s Definitely YOU 😮

[@АзотМонферанский]

Почитал комменты, не нашел упоминаний про девятку. По этому решил написать: да я на своей девятке здесь на 3 передаче легко бы затащил (шутка).

[@BaCbMaH]

Да там реально водитель вафля

[@chadgentry4159]

If it is wet snow, it is a whole different story

[@ANDREWLEONARDSMITH]

Even a 4X4 is not safe in deep snow that touches the bottom Snow chains are useless if they have not been put on propely as they should be tightly fitted so it CANNOT spin in the chains The only thing that is safe in these conditions is a 4X4 high wheeled tractor with a plough.

[@ANDREWLEONARDSMITH]

Why are they not shovelling it clear to make it safe This is basic common sense.

[@mikeb5926]

Very interesting video. Thank you for posting!

[@WulfGreenWulf]

В итоге Шевроле обосралась по моему больше чем Субару :)

[@leonardcollings7389]

No matter what SUV you have once the bottom of the car packs the snow; you are done.

[@Bigstevesmb]

I've gone through deeper snow with my 1997 Subaru Legacy Wagon. The dude needs snow tires and a better driver.

[@DenizPrince]

Plus his constantly stopping and trying to spin tires if he just doesnt constantly stop he wont get stuck because he was going then he stopped the momentum

[@generalcaeser9176]

Painful watching this guy drive this thing in snow as he looks like he has no experience.

[@jjjjj9991]

Subaru needs winter tires.why you drive summer tires?you want more?

[@buntafujiwara3289]

Tires mate

[@digitalexpert1658]

with these summer tires this is expected result, even with snow chains the slick spins underneath the chains; with good tires this terrain would not be an issue for this Subaru;

[@anthonyjulson8840]

I have never seen a tire slip inside of a chain like that.

[@legendvo]

😅😅😅 yeah, not supposed to

[@anthonyjulson8840]

@@legendvo I assume you didn't have some sort of air pump correct?

[@kennyyockey4034]

That snow looks wet and heavy

[@vaporainwaves]

It's not Subaru outback, it's your friends pushing it.

[@cadaverdogblix7448]

Not enough clearance, clarence😉

[@tjlovesrachel]

Real snow tires and a manual transmission with traction control turned off…. You would be good

[@annapolismike]

We have both a '16 and an '18 Outback.

[@jonah1660]

turn of traction control when your giving gas

[@raystanton238]

No, the Subaru traction control system needs to be on so that it can detect wheel spin and apply power to the wheels not spinning. Other manufacturers with their traction control systems don't work that way. Instead, they take over throttle control so you won't spin tires. Most people don't like that system.

[@jonah1660]

@@raystanton238 i have the 2011 outback, and in order to get through some stuff i need to turn off the Vdc

[@louisvilaros9066]

This guy would b in trouble on ice

[@johnnyq1233]

You could have at least put some decent tires on the Subaru!!!!!! Those are regular all-season crap tires that probably came with the vehicle! Good enough for the city streets but useless offroad in winter.... Put the same tires on that Chevy truck and it would be stuck too! Common man, use you head before you try to challenge the wilderness...

[@Steve-d1d9f]

They are cars people. Not trucks

[@daytekone]

snow tires and Momentum

[@nickob55]

the tyres don't look very good, I have good Czech tyres on my outback and sticks to the road like glue, any car needs good winter tyres

[@Doc1855]

I’ll be you wish you had Xmode don’t you?

[@Osegonz]

Only have so much clearance.

[@meaninglessvalue7778]

Plenty of uncovered asphalt to get a good run, common sense

[@Alexander64480]

dont stop, push the throttle all the time, wrong tires. (Y)

[@UBIVANTOS]

На нормальной резине снег его не остановит.

[@robertmcgee7969]

Wanna bet?snows on that driveway,yes.but like the gentleman posted earlier.got to know your limitations.

[@viking_fisherman]

X mode dude!!!

[@ДуманЕсильбаев]

Водятель за рулём Субару 🤦

[@raylebest]

oui mais comment cette voiture est chaussé6 ca prend des pneus de qualité aussi

[@RKmndo]

My Crosstrek already has all-weather AT tires and a multi-mount winch. I've had it less than a year. Traction mats and a rear locker for just a few hundred $$ are coming soon. With just an affordable 4500lb winch, a little Subaru can conquer stuff that will strand the pickup that was in the video...while still getting 30+MPG commuting.

[@robertmcgee7969]

This pickup doesn’t have tires either.subdues are great but will never outperform a decent 2500 with good snows,like my blizzaks..

[@MrMannyhw]

Actually Subaru awd is gas pig and hard to get 30mpg. Maybe freeway but definitely not city with AT tires. This lack of gas supply sure screws us over for AWd vehicles.

[@RKmndo]

@@MrMannyhw I can get mid-30s MPG pretty regularly in warm weather, with skids and 225/60R17 AT Trails on a 2016 2.slo/CVT Crosstrek. I use cruise and a cotton high-flow airfilter. I used to average high-30s to mid-40s with the stock 225/55R17s and the cotton airfilter. My best tank averaged over 46MPG. That's better than what a FWD Corolla hatch is rated for hwy. Check your airfilter, sparkplugs, injectors, and driving style if you aren't getting over 30MPG at 65MPH or less in warm weather. Remove any rooftop accessories. Cold weather can also affect MPG, due to rich running when cold, lower tire pressures, thicker tranny/diff fluids when cold, and winter-blend gas. Most non-hybrid cars sold in the USA won't get 30MPG+ in city driving.

[@RKmndo]

@@robertmcgee7969 Subaru CUVs with winter tires usually won't outperform most 4WD pickups in deep snow, as they don't have the clearance, torque, and big tires, but they can often be better on slippery, hilly, crowned, curvy roads.

[@robertmcgee7969]

@@RKmndo the clearance is the thing👍

[@thorfinthorfin3010]

I watched my new neighbors get running starts for almost 30 minutes trying to make it up a driveway in their Subaru in about 3 inches of snow about 2 weeks ago. They finally slid into a tree and gave up. I noticed a nice shiny Toyota 4x4 in their driveway a few days latter.

[@WS102]

That's likely a matter of snow conditions or having all season tires instead of snow tires. If they couldn't get a Subaru up there on that day, I am sure that almost nothing else would have been able to either with the same tires and conditions. Subarus are known as some of the best snow cars on the market. Toyota now owns 20% of Subaru N. America by the way.

[@anooseholay]

There’s nothing bad to say about a Toyota but I’ll put my Outback against any Toyota in the snow any day.

[@thorfinthorfin3010]

@@MindBodySynergyllc You still need to know how to drive. In Yakutsk Siberia the the Toyota RAV4 and Range Rover is all you see. I never saw a Subaru there. Canada is like Florida compared to Yakutsk. No matter the vehicle you need to know how to drive in snow.

[@LA-zc9rg]

I detect …….

[@Pogey_Bait]

lol. As if a Toyota somehow outperforms a Subaru's AWD.

[@manhattangoldbar9143]

Wrong tires for that kind of snow..

[@sashasmail-h6c]

if they stopped wasting time doing THIS SHIT!! and instead shovelled two paths for the tires, maybe they would get somewere the you just removed 5 years from that CVT. poor car

[@Once_nerd]

first of all you are fool because you go on the snow with summer tyres on subaru and the pick up truck has mud tyres

[@rickstokes2239]

TIP: Tires matter

[@Ronin31840]

Летняя резина 😂😂😂😂

[@nfntbuR]

TC > off and better tires :)

[@jonjon3719]

I have a great idea plow the driveway

[@АлександрМашин-д8ю]

Водитель хреновый. А машина хорошая

[@alexchetw]

wrong tiers

[@bigfoot13s80]

Turn around go home

[@MikhailMikhalych]

Шевик надо первым ставить, причем с подсдутыми колёсами.

[@legendvo]

Да, это было в планах.. но когда шевик поехал объезжать субару, тоже сел

[@АлександрДобрый-е4щ]

на летней резине в снег, редкие олени))

[@lynxybuddy]

How not to drive your subie in the snow

[@someguy5438]

Learn to drive