Audi Rules The Snow!!!

[AWDCRAZY]

Ok so chicago got hit with an inch of ice then 11 inches of snow and I have to say that quattro Rules!!! Anyone else enjoying there audi in the snow?

[EuroB6]

LOL!!! man, im enjoying 70 degree weather in December and I live in NJ>>>WTF is up with that..but I'll take it..keep your snow in ChiTown! j/k!

[greyskeyes]

75 degrees here in MD today - not a hint of snow (yet!) this year... What tires are you running in that much snow?

[UBERS4]

So far so good!!! I can't get out of my driveway now due to the snow lol, we're waiting for the plow guy.....I got my Pirelli Snowsports on, I'm ready!!!

[VMRWheels]

i wish we got snow here, instead, we're sweating in 70-80 deg days, and freezing in 40 deg nights... lol

[UBERS4]

Originally posted by Wilson@VelocityMotoring
i wish we got snow here, instead, we're sweating in 70-80 deg days, and freezing in 40 deg nights... lol

Boy....must be rough

[rlopez]

Got a Big Snow Blast in Denver Colorado a few days ago...Snow Plows followed me to help clear the snow BMWs were just in my way and so were SUVs...A4 was like train on rails. it was hard to make it loose traction but it handled better than my Landcruiser!

[lowbee]

BMW = Blocking My Way

especially in the Winter

[SebringSilver]

In 10 inches of snow, my S4 did amazingly well for two days on the Dunlop Sport Maxx summer tires before I was able to put on the snow tires. Now with the snows, it's absolutely unstoppable.

Very impressive.

[AWDCRAZY]

Im running the conti extreem contacts. Love the tires.. my second set I have had on a car and I love them! Great dry and wet traction and dig pretty good in the snow for being an ultra high performance all season tire!

Ohh and I gota bring my audi back off the ground. The clearance is killing me with snow this deep. I was pushing it with my front grill to get out of the neighborhood this morning!

[SebringSilver]

Originally posted by AWDCRAZY
Im running the conti extreem contacts. Love the tires.. my second set I have had on a car and I love them! Great dry and wet traction and dig pretty good in the snow for being an ultra high performance all season tire!

Ohh and I gota bring my audi back off the ground. The clearance is killing me with snow this deep. I was pushing it with my front grill to get out of the neighborhood this morning!

I am SO glad I left the car stock. Even at the stock height, the ground clearance isn't quite enough to clear those big chunks of packed snow that falls off other cars' wheel wells. *crunch*

[gabi_s4]

COILOVERS BABY.. come spring time my cars goin low low

[ApeelinZ]

Even though I am still breaking in my car I too got to enjoy alittle fun in the snow.

[UBERS4]

Had my first real chance to take my car out today in the snow.....OH MY!!!! I am in love with Quattro!!!!! I simply glided over everything with no problem, never had ESP or traction control engage once. If I continue to live in the Chi-town area I could not imagine NOT driving an Audi, they're simply amazing in this weather!!!!

[heliskyr]

I flew back to Seattle a couple of days ago from a business trip to pick up my car in 5 inches of snow and black ice from the freezing rain.

We rarely get snow in town here (though COPIOUS amounts in the Cascades!) and this was my first time with the car in "bad" weather.

IT OWNED!!

I purposely went out of my way on the way home to go up and down James Street downtown!

The whole time I was thinking, THANK GOD I DIDN"T GET THE 335! I would have had to take a taxi home!

BRING ON THE SNOW!

[Chimyz]

Up here in Calgary we have had temps in the minuses, and snow for a couple of weeks...the quattro rules!!!

Even my wife commented saying how she had the best handling car on the road with regards to the snow.

I'm loving it.

[ELEVENS]

What's so great about quattro in the snow? I have two other AWD vehicles in addition to my RS4, including a BMW 330xi (60/40 split just like the RS4) and they're all practically unstoppable in the snow and ice. Yes, they all have dedicated winter tires and wheels.

Not trying to start a war or be a wise guy here, it's just that I hear this all the time and would like to know what exactly makes quattro superior, or if indeed it really is.

[BSBG]

With all this talk of snow and ice, I figured it was time to put on the winter tires while the sun was still shining. Sorry the car is dirty, it rained yesterday and may snow tomorrow so I didn't bother washing it.





And put in the Audi rubber floor mats too:



Dunlop Wintersport M3s 215-50/17 on ASA JA3 wheels.

Now, as for quattro being superior to other awd cars, i'd have to wonder as well. All systems have their plusses and minuses. I have not driven th S4 in the snow yet, but I doubt it is better than an STi with 3 mechanical locking differentials

[gabi_s4]

i want everyone to post their snow pics so it can make me more excited to whip my s4 in the snow when it actually accumlates some here in connecticut. maybe video's too, of donuts and drift, etc.

[ELEVENS]

Originally posted by BSBG
... I have not driven th S4 in the snow yet, but I doubt it is better than an STi with 3 mechanical locking differentials

Ya but in the words of a J.D. Powers exec, that car looks like it was driven through a Pep Boys with a magnet attached.

[audiblack]

ahh man we just had our first real snow fall here in montreal. went out for a little cruize and boy i tell you my blizzak lm's are amazing. offcoarse i had to take off traction and give it alittle spin in the parking lots!! :D :D :D

[DenverNoob]

Originally posted by rlopez
Got a Big Snow Blast in Denver Colorado a few days ago...Snow Plows followed me to help clear the snow BMWs were just in my way and so were SUVs...A4 was like train on rails. it was hard to make it loose traction but it handled better than my Landcruiser!

yuppers....Wed morning was a blast getting to work...i was dodging RWD all the way from Denver to Broomfield...i sport p zero nero m+s tires and they do ok. i also went over to silverthorne friday night and it was chain laws on top of the pass....made it no problem and had some fun doughnutting in the target parking lot there!

love the quattro!

[DenverNoob]

Originally posted by BSBG
Now, as for quattro being superior to other awd cars, i'd have to wonder as well. All systems have their plusses and minuses. I have not driven th S4 in the snow yet, but I doubt it is better than an STi with 3 mechanical locking differentials

i dont know that its necesarilly superior...it WAS innovative and has remained the standard to which others are commonly compared. STi may have 3 diffs, but it also puts down torque in a manner contrary to winter driving in general...it is based on a purpose built ralley car...not a winter snow toy. i think it is the audi's balance and control that make it superior...i have had several AWD/4x4 cars and for whatever reason, this audi, even on HP all-season tires, still gets around better than most.

they say winter driving is 95% tire, 5% driver....i think that is a pile of crap. if you can make a y-rated tire work in 5in+ of snow..you have a special car.