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Originally Posted by sarg
I'd recommend some caution and not getting over-confident.
The quattro system is indeed brilliant at finding traction on snow.
However, the brakes are the same useless pile of ABS vibrating rubbish as any other car when you try to stop again, and because you had the grip and traction to getting going faster, you're gonna need even more time to stop!
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Agreed: great for getting you going and keeping you moving: not so good at helping you stop, especially on packed snow/ice where you're changing direction…
. That's when the laws of physics tend to get the better of technology, and a very heavy '8 will tend to go straight on when you want it to turn!
Overall, I'd say it's great as long as you use common sense and don't assume it makes you invincible.
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Originally Posted by HPsauce
And to add to all that - get winter tyres, then you won't even notice the snow.
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Also agreed - the combination of quattro and winter tyres makes it more likely that you'll keep the laws of physics at bay!. I lost a (summer) tyre and alloy three years ago to a kerb on a bend in snow, which was what converted me to winters, not had a problem since then
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