In my experience having the correct tyres top trumps 4WD.. I’d much rather have RWD on winters than 4WD on summers in the snow. I had a 325i on winters for 2 years in a row and it only snowed once.. however the Beemer was spot on in the snow – steered, stopped and went well. After the initial getaway having RWD can actually be advantageous as weight transfers to the rear pushing the tyres in the road/snow surface. Obviously if you drive like a dick the back end will be swinging round like no ones business!
^^ agres on tyres vs 4wd but I’d have all seasons on a 4wd too. My issue is finding a good used quattro is hard & exensive especially if you don’t want a mahoosive motor.
Anyway I would be interested in fwd vs rwd both with all seasons on a test – re they close or is the difference still massive
I’ve found the same re. good used quattros, specifically the A4 estate.. they same to be almost exclusively 3.0tdi automatics and I’m after a manual petrol.. they’re like hens teeth!
