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Originally Posted by Alfisti
AWD is the single biggest piece f marketing fluff ever invented in the automotive world. It helps but it is not a miracle worker. It doesn't help you brake either which is the biggest safety issue in winter.
Nothing, but nothing works better in snow and ice than proper tyres.
I am not crazy about Pirelli TBH, I find for serous snow the Blizzacks are best and mixed conditions the Michlen XIce do a great job. I run XIce as our streets are ploughed and they are far less noisy and wear better than the Blizacks.
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cant agree more here. The first time I drove my wife's non X E46 in 9" of snow on cheap General snows i was amazed.
I believe the AWD gains in "traction" in adverse conditions are minimal compared to the larger change that occurs in the average drivers head, overconfidence.