It’s winter in the mountains so we decided to give the new Compass 23TW AWD a test run for the All Wheel Drive. Ours is the 2023 Ford Transit 350 HD gas model. The AWD feature was a big plus for us.
We have a sorta steep gravel driveway. The RV storage is at the bottom of the driveway where it’s flat. At the time of the test the snow was about 4” deep.
It passed with flying colors! I wish I could post the video of the Compass moving through the snow. In the video you can see how steep the driveway is. For a “keep’em honest” test Jim decided to drive part way up the hill, stop on the steepest section, then start again. Worked like a champ! We used the mud and ruts drive mode.
On a different trip returning home through the Sierra the snow was sticking on I-80 over Donner Pass. (Chain laws went up 30 minutes later) There we used the slippery mode and had no difficulty whatsoever. We carry chains but hope to never need to use them.
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