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Originally Posted by DecemberStorm
If winter temperature for you consistently drop below 7 C/44 F , swapping to winter tires is necessary regardless of what wheels your car powers.. AWD gets you going from a stop but does not help you in braking when the tire compound hardens. Think of it like a hockey puck
In flatter urban environments with good snowplowing or low snowfall (honestly Toronto has not seen much snow this year), RWD with winters is more than enough from friends who daily F8X and other RWD cars. When the snow piles on an AWD G8X will be superior but still lacks the ground clearance so you still need a shovel handy LOL... i shall see for myself soon  |
100% agree on your comments regarding the compounds and snow tires being critical- that's not where I was going with my question.
I've never really hit any issues with ground clearance with my past M3's. But we don't get nearly as much snow as you do. Sounds like G80 M3 has 120mm ground clearance, so pretty comparable to the F80.