Testing How Rear-Axle Weight Affects Pickup Traction in Snow

  / jonathan__benson   In cold, snowy winter conditions, traction can be your enemy, especially if you have a RWD pickup with a light rear, but the same applies to any RWD car, such as a BMW. You often read online that you can simply put weight in the boot to improve traction, but does that actually work? And does it improve traction at the expense of handling, and cause the vehicle to be super unstable when turning corners? To find out, I have a RWD VW Amarok pickup truck on the excellent General Grabber X3s. These are MT off-road tyres, so not designed for snow, and I get the grip of the combination in acceleration, braking, hill start and handling both unlaidend and with an extra 200kgs or 450lbs in the back of the truck. Will it give me more grip? Watch the video to find out. Watch to the end to see bonus 4wd footage. SHOW THE ARTIST SOME LOVE - DJ DENZ: Autumn Mourning to Winter Nights --- Chapters 0:00 - Introduction 1:17 - Hill Climb 4:55 - Braking and Traction 5:23 - Snow Handling 8:48 - Bonus 4x4 AWD Lap --- Further information on the tyres talked about in this video can be found on the Tyre Reviews website http://www.tyrereviews.com --- Instagram -   / tyre_reviews   Facebook -   / tyrereviews   Music by https://www.epidemicsound.com/