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Originally Posted by CanAutM3
I've been winter driving in RWD ///M cars here in Canada for the last 20-years without issue. So RWD with good winter tires is very doable.
However, my wife has been driving Audis and there's no denying the superiority of AWD in the snow.
As others have said, even with AWD, winter tires are highly recommended.
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Thanks - your feedback is similar to what I've heard in the past. I feel like the AWD helps more with the "go" and the snow tires help more with the "stop." And in really bad weather the stopping is more critical. I could see a situation where the car tries to slide into a tree or curb and you could use the AWD to "accelerate" away from a collision - although that seems unlikely if one is driving carefully. Or accelerate towards another out of control car that is sliding towards you- which I've actually had happen to me several times!
AWD makes it almost too easy.