BMW xDrive. Would you tick the option box?
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Mr Tidy said:
I think it all depends on what you want to use the car for.
Some years ago a work colleague went to the GP at Silverstone before it got rescheduled and managed to leave the quagmire car park unaided in his A4 Quattro when most others needed towing out, so if wet/mushy fields are on the agenda Xdrive may be useful.
For snow I doubt it helps much, winter tyres are a cheaper and more affective option - Autocar posted a video a while ago comparing 2 Skoda Yeti's, one on summer tyres with 4WD and one on winters with 2WD and the cornering and stopping abilities of the latter were so much better. After all every car had 4 wheel brakes but the ability to stop is determined by tyre grip.
That may explain why when it snowed a couple of years ago I drove my RWD 1 Series past a few Range Rover/X5 type vehicles fitted with bling wheels parked in fences and ditches.
You have to spec a car to suit your own needs rather than to suit the latest fad - I get so fed up with M-Sport and S-line owners moaning about the poor ride; you only have yourself to blame!
That skoda yeti test was about the worst I've seen.Some years ago a work colleague went to the GP at Silverstone before it got rescheduled and managed to leave the quagmire car park unaided in his A4 Quattro when most others needed towing out, so if wet/mushy fields are on the agenda Xdrive may be useful.
For snow I doubt it helps much, winter tyres are a cheaper and more affective option - Autocar posted a video a while ago comparing 2 Skoda Yeti's, one on summer tyres with 4WD and one on winters with 2WD and the cornering and stopping abilities of the latter were so much better. After all every car had 4 wheel brakes but the ability to stop is determined by tyre grip.
That may explain why when it snowed a couple of years ago I drove my RWD 1 Series past a few Range Rover/X5 type vehicles fitted with bling wheels parked in fences and ditches.
You have to spec a car to suit your own needs rather than to suit the latest fad - I get so fed up with M-Sport and S-line owners moaning about the poor ride; you only have yourself to blame!
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