XJS Snow Performance?
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I drive my XJ40 3.2 in snow, and with good winter tyres it's quite stable and pretty quick from the lights compared to fwd cars.
I know it probably has a larger percentage of the weight on the rear wheels and is 100 bhp down compared to an XJ-S. I would give it a try, but good winter tyres is really a must.
I know it probably has a larger percentage of the weight on the rear wheels and is 100 bhp down compared to an XJ-S. I would give it a try, but good winter tyres is really a must.
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It all depends on how good the tires are and how relaxed you drive.
I drive my X308 as a daily and that all year. Snow, rain, storm, ... Just get good tires and be ready to drive relaxed. Tires won't defy the rules of physics. They will help but won't make the car drive like in summer.
My 89 was used as a daily driver all year long in the London area. Sure, not much snow amd ice there, but it still saw some bad weather useage. I doubt it is a bad body...
I drive my X308 as a daily and that all year. Snow, rain, storm, ... Just get good tires and be ready to drive relaxed. Tires won't defy the rules of physics. They will help but won't make the car drive like in summer.
My 89 was used as a daily driver all year long in the London area. Sure, not much snow amd ice there, but it still saw some bad weather useage. I doubt it is a bad body...
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X350 was the worst for me!
4.0 XJS with the first gear lockout was the best of the bunch. Starting in second really cut down the tire spinning. Wish the X350 had that. All it had was traction control, which you had to turn off or you’d be really stuck. Used to drive it home up a hill sideways sometimes. The thing I would hate the most would be people with Subaru’s slowly creeping up the unplowed snow on a hill.... I would need some serious speed to have enough momentum to get that car up the hill and these slow people would screw me up. I’d wait at the top of one hill for the, to get up the next hill so I could do it all without stopping.
Now I have an F250 with locking axle and a big Boss V-Plow. Would try an AWD X350 but they’re very rare. I love the thought of aluminum bodies on salty roads.
4.0 XJS with the first gear lockout was the best of the bunch. Starting in second really cut down the tire spinning. Wish the X350 had that. All it had was traction control, which you had to turn off or you’d be really stuck. Used to drive it home up a hill sideways sometimes. The thing I would hate the most would be people with Subaru’s slowly creeping up the unplowed snow on a hill.... I would need some serious speed to have enough momentum to get that car up the hill and these slow people would screw me up. I’d wait at the top of one hill for the, to get up the next hill so I could do it all without stopping.
Now I have an F250 with locking axle and a big Boss V-Plow. Would try an AWD X350 but they’re very rare. I love the thought of aluminum bodies on salty roads.
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X350 was the worst for me!
4.0 XJS with the first gear lockout was the best of the bunch. Starting in second really cut down the tire spinning. Wish the X350 had that. All it had was traction control, which you had to turn off or you’d be really stuck. Used to drive it home up a hill sideways sometimes. The thing I would hate the most would be people with Subaru’s slowly creeping up the unplowed snow on a hill.... I would need some serious speed to have enough momentum to get that car up the hill and these slow people would screw me up. I’d wait at the top of one hill for the, to get up the next hill so I could do it all without stopping.
Now I have an F250 with locking axle and a big Boss V-Plow. Would try an AWD X350 but they’re very rare. I love the thought of aluminum bodies on salty roads.
4.0 XJS with the first gear lockout was the best of the bunch. Starting in second really cut down the tire spinning. Wish the X350 had that. All it had was traction control, which you had to turn off or you’d be really stuck. Used to drive it home up a hill sideways sometimes. The thing I would hate the most would be people with Subaru’s slowly creeping up the unplowed snow on a hill.... I would need some serious speed to have enough momentum to get that car up the hill and these slow people would screw me up. I’d wait at the top of one hill for the, to get up the next hill so I could do it all without stopping.
Now I have an F250 with locking axle and a big Boss V-Plow. Would try an AWD X350 but they’re very rare. I love the thought of aluminum bodies on salty roads.
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Maybe he means the X351? In Canada the XJ from 2013 onward was AWD only (XF too). Only the XJR/XFR is available as RWD.
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