Dragos
Well-Known Member
you're welcome for us making you go drive it.
The civic has less fuel cost but just by a little. The question is, when the roads are crapp (rain, icy, snow)y, do you want to worry if you are going to make it to your destination or wait for the FWD cars to get out of your way so you CAN get there.
Just to play the devil's advocate: AWD gets the car moving forward but in case of accidents where stopping is the concern AWD or not not a shred of difference between AWD and FWD or RWD Loosing control on ice or snow AWD will help a bit more bot most of the times pure lack of grip is the issue due to too much speed for the available grip on the roads. It will help with directional changes in some cases but that's mostly it.
I do love the "like on rails" feel the car has myself especially on dry summer conditions but for cold slippery weather it makes a difference if you race and want to get moving faster.