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JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com – Circulating on social media a video showing the car Toyota Kijang Innova difficulty climbing in the highlands of Dieng to Sembungan Village, Central Java.
The video was uploaded by a TikTok account named @deddy.traveler. In the footage, it can be seen that the white Innova car has difficulty when trying to pass steep inclineeven to the point of having to be propped up with stones and pushed by a number of people.
In the same video, you can see the Toyota Avanza can pass the incline smoothly.
In fact, both use the same drive system, namely Rear Wheel Drive (RWD) which is considered to be stronger uphill than the front drive or Front Wheel Drive (FWD).
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According to Jakarta Defensive Driving Consulting (JDDC) Jusri Pulubuhu said, overall if the car is moving, there is motion (there is momentum moving before the incline) there is actually no front or rear problem.
Jusri explained, the ability of RWD and FWD cars has many variables to climb. These include the condition of the vehicle, whether the road is slippery, to the ability of the driver.
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“If everything is not ideal, including the driver who panics easily so that the traction is less like a slippery road, then this rear (drive) condition will be advantageous,” Jusri said some time ago to Kompas.com.
“But if everything is ideal, the incline is steep, the tires are ideal, the driver also knows everything, there is no problem with the front drive. The difference is not significant. Moreover, if the traffic is not jammed, there is no problem. The most important is the step-step method. If the steps can be adjusted, “he continued.
Jusri continued, in conquering the incline, whether using a RWD or FWD car, the most important thing is to maintain the momentum.
The trick, indicates all situations from the beginning. One of them is to keep your distance.
“He has to keep rolling. If he saw a car nearby, a truck for example, it would definitely slow down the momentum. So you have to keep your distance, so you don’t stop in the middle of the incline. Then use the right teeth,” said Jusri.
According to him, try not to slow down when climbing. The trick is to keep your distance from a distance, so you don’t slow down. If it’s too tight, he will definitely decelerate when the vehicle in front decelerates or stops. Keep your distance to keep the momentum going.
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“The move will generate momentum. So that this momentum will make the weight of the vehicle lighter because there is momentum movement, not just the movement of the engine. This means that the engine load will be lower,” he said.
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