audi vs bmw
#4
Not when its *rear engine* rear wheel drive. Porsche 911 is surprisingly capable in the snow. All that weight of huge motor & gearbox over the rear axle gives tremendous grip.
Front engine & rear wheel drive, well, not so much LOL!
Front engine & rear wheel drive, well, not so much LOL!
#5
Tires
It comes down to tires in the snow....
The M Roadster was awesome in the snow, with snow tires. On performance tires it was down right scary.
The S4 always went in the snow but steering or stopping was impossible on stock performance.
The M Roadster was awesome in the snow, with snow tires. On performance tires it was down right scary.
The S4 always went in the snow but steering or stopping was impossible on stock performance.
#6
+1...tires make a world of difference
#7
definitely NOT a dig at you (or your M car) - just fun banter....
But yes regardless of driveline - tires make a huge difference.
Brandon
'01 S4
'84 ur-quattro 20Vt
E30 325is (former car)
E36 325i (former car)
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#8
the platform for RWD matters too, sort of
we had a BMW E28 635csi 5 spd - even with new tires it would not go in the snow at all, not forward at least.. big, heavy, low body car. We also had a BMW E28 535is 5spd it did so, so in the snow. Same suspension, floor pan, and motor as the 635, only differnce is the body, strange they actually had the same Falkens on them both and both had LSDs in them?
best snow car for me so far; 88 saab 900 and/or '69 VW bug = both unstopable
best snow car for me so far; 88 saab 900 and/or '69 VW bug = both unstopable
#9
I still love those old 635s - such cool cars. Yeah my friend's mom in high school had one -they were from TX and when we'd get a fall snow here in Denver before they put it in storage she'd be trying to drive it home - she would say the speedo would get to like 80 while she was actually doing about 5. Um yeah she didn't know how to drive in the snow either. Love those old 535s too.
Brandon
'84 ur-quattro 20Vt
'01 S4
Brandon
'84 ur-quattro 20Vt
'01 S4
#10
Most people don't know how to drive in the snow, much less when there is a bit of ice here and there. We get the occassional flurry around here and it always, always, paralyzes the whole area for at least a day.
Too many people go out in their AWD SUV's and think they are invincible. They fly around on icy roads at their normal speeds and generally manage to break every rule in the "safe snow-driving" handbook. i.e. slam on the brakes in curves or whenever they are about to hit a patch of ice.
Sigh, many a good car has ended up in a ditch after an inch high dusting around here.
Too many people go out in their AWD SUV's and think they are invincible. They fly around on icy roads at their normal speeds and generally manage to break every rule in the "safe snow-driving" handbook. i.e. slam on the brakes in curves or whenever they are about to hit a patch of ice.
Sigh, many a good car has ended up in a ditch after an inch high dusting around here.
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