Oh yeah, AWD...

Ok, here's a trickey one. The whole point of AWD is to have your front wheels pulling you while your rear wheels are pushing you.
So, if the rear breaks free, I would want to put my foot down (accelerate, it's counter intuitive though until you get used to it.), smoothly of course. That would allow my front wheels to pull me out of the turn even though my rears are just spinning.

The thing about AWD that people need to remember, if your foot is not on the gas, it is no different than a RWD. So, in bad weather, you are much better off driving in a lower gear with power going to your front wheels. If you get in a jam, you have the front wheels pulling you out.

Once you hit the brake or lift, there is no difference.

AWD is a great feature for traction. You just have to know how to use it.
I see plenty of soccer moms driving around in SUV's in the snow that think there safe because they have AWD, in reality, they have no concept how to use it. You really need to push the car and accelerate when basic instinct is to slow.

So my answer to the AWD question is, if your rear breaks free, try to accelerate **EYES UP** **EYES AT SAFE EXIT** and smoothly accelerate towards your goal.

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