M5 in the snow?

[vladberca]

In which conditions can an awd car be better than a rwd car if you have the proper tires?
From my experience it's more the driver capabillity than the car's.
Driving summers in cold conditions it's a nonsense. Even with awd.

[Stash21]

Originally Posted by vladberca

In which conditions can an awd car be better than a rwd car if you have the proper tires?
From my experience it's more the driver capabillity than the car's.
Driving summers in cold conditions it's a nonsense. Even with awd.

Traction.

[GoodandEvil]

I did drive it in snow with PSS, it just didn't work. No matter how careful you manage the throttle input, it will slide and even spin out if you turn too fast. Not a good idea to try this on public road~

[MJones3]

Originally Posted by avlnch

If the weather is bad, it doesn't make sense to take it out. It's not about getting traction moving forward.. it's more of a safety issue and getting traction while using the brakes. Sure you can anticipate and stop very early then crawl to the stop line.. however in the situation when someone cuts you off or slides and you need to avoid them.. that's where you could get into a bad situation.

^^^What he said.

The last test I saw had a car with winter tires going 30mph, it took 27m (90ft) for it to stop. The same car with summer tires stopped in 85m (280ft)!
When the car with summer tires passed the point where the winter tire car had stopped, it was still doing 25mph..

Please don't ever drive on snow/ice with summer tires, doesn't matter what car you've got.

[Orjan]

Summer tires in the summer, winter tires in the winter. So-called allseasons aren't any good in any season....

The M5 wil be an ok winter car if fitted with decent winter tires; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3EVzY...e_gdata_player

[skrambles297]

Originally Posted by Zlaatan

^^^What he said.

The last test I saw had a car with winter tires going 30mph, it took 27m (90ft) for it to stop. The same car with summer tires stopped in 85m (280ft)!
When the car with summer tires passed the point where the winter tire car had stopped, it was still doing 25mph..

Please don't ever drive on snow/ice with summer tires, doesn't matter what car you've got.

The problem in the UK is that most cars don't have winter tyres fitted in the winter! So, the proud owner of the m5 with winters may stop within 90 ft but the car behind which is fitted with ordinary tyres won't be able to do so. You have to factor this in, in the UK, when braking with winter tyres by braking early and more gently than necessary.

[Stash21]

And also you likely to get stuck in a jam due to other drivers not having winters.