file.newsgroup.cars.103219 Maven / Gradle / Ivy
From: [email protected] (Bill "Bill" Tuthill)
Subject: Re: comparing saabs & bmw's
[email protected] (Jonathan Edwards) writes:
>
> BMW's **SUCK** in the snow. I have aggressive snows, plus a hundred
> pounds of sand in the back, and I still try to avoid driving in the snow.
> I happily took the SAAB through blizzard conditions without a worry.
> I would say this is the single design flaw in the BMW.
For a reasonable sum, you can get a BMW with traction control:
a torque-sensing (limited slip) rear differential. Since no
FWD car, including the Saab, has this kind of front differential,
since it would exacerbate torque steer, a BMW with traction control
should have the theoretical advantage on snow. Of course weight
distribution and skinny tires could affect this...