AWD and not having snow tires = fail

TSM330i · 01-23-2012, 07:16 PM

Yes, even AWD cars need to have snow tires to move in the snow.
It'd be fun to play with those two cars in the snow with proper tires though

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NewYearsBoy · 01-23-2012, 07:53 PM

Dumb and Reckless.. I thought the GTR was going to slide back into the R8.

flyinb501 · 01-24-2012, 02:16 PM

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Originally Posted by AW325xi

Yes, even AWD cars need to have snow tires to move in the snow.
It'd be fun to play with those two cars in the snow with proper tires though

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You don't need snow tires at all. You just can't have 20" low profile, wide summer tires. I have snow tires on my G35, and it barely goes through anything because they are 19" and wide.

RimasRS · 01-24-2012, 02:43 PM

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Originally Posted by flyinb501

You don't need snow tires at all. You just can't have 20" low profile, wide summer tires. I have snow tires on my G35, and it barely goes through anything because they are 19" and wide.

What do you think about X5 and big wide snow tires...

M3_WC · 01-24-2012, 02:56 PM

Some decent All-season tires would have worked, no need for dedicated snow tires. All my Audis I have owned worked great with normal all-season tires.

Sylon · 01-24-2012, 08:15 PM

Had all-seasons on my Subaru, handled fine in regular snow. Sure there was some slip, but I could manage it.

However, like my dad always says: It doesn't matter what drive you have, FWD, RWD, or AWD, they all stop the same way on ice. They don't.

You can ask the people in UT yesterday about that.

TimZ · 01-24-2012, 10:34 PM

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Originally Posted by RimasRS

What do you think about X5 and big wide snow tires...

Id say pretty crappy. Well mine at least. Running the stock summer performance tires and the light snow we had here did cause my x5m to lose some traction. nothing crazy but it was manageable. I would be in heavy snow it wouldn't be too amazing

Syndicategt · 01-25-2012, 12:00 PM

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Originally Posted by RimasRS

What do you think about X5 and big wide snow tires...

They were ok at best. I owned a X5 4.6 back when it came out.....the wheels (style 57 I think) looked awesome but handled horrible in the snow. If memory serves me correct, the rears were 20x10.5.

RWD + snow tires and good driver >>>> AWD + all seasons with over confident driver.

flyinb501 · 01-25-2012, 01:06 PM

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Originally Posted by RimasRS

What do you think about X5 and big wide snow tires...

Better than summer tires, but the wider the tires the worse off you'll be. The different compound snow tires will help make up for it though. Wide + summer tires = you're F'd. For most cars all seasons are fine.

sanf · 01-25-2012, 01:18 PM

my 08 Toyota Highlander AWD came with the worst all season tires. They were like skis on snow and I only had 3000 miles on them. I have a set of blizzard for the winter now and that chews up anything. So it all depends on what it comes with even when it's all season tires.

but going back to the vid...summer tires on snow. awd or not...it's over

TimZ · 01-26-2012, 12:28 AM

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Originally Posted by RimasRS

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Originally Posted by flyinb501

You don't need snow tires at all. You just can't have 20" low profile, wide summer tires. I have snow tires on my G35, and it barely goes through anything because they are 19" and wide.

What do you think about X5 and big wide snow tires...

Wait sorry disregard my reply I thought I read wide summer tires not wide winters

jbimmer3 · 01-31-2012, 03:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Sylon

Had all-seasons on my Subaru, handled fine in regular snow. Sure there was some slip, but I could manage it.

However, like my dad always says: It doesn't matter what drive you have, FWD, RWD, or AWD, they all stop the same way on ice. They don't.

You can ask the people in UT yesterday about that.

Are you referring to the youtube video. If so, I was there. Nobody could stop haha

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sanf Second Lieutenant 21 Rep 261 Posts Drives: F10 535XI Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: East Coast iTrader: (1)	my 08 Toyota Highlander AWD came with the worst all season tires. They were like skis on snow and I only had 3000 miles on them. I have a set of blizzard for the winter now and that chews up anything. So it all depends on what it comes with even when it's all season tires. but going back to the vid...summer tires on snow. awd or not...it's over
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