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Re: 3.0 Sport Package and Snow (archive)
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Posted by daanesh on January 21, 2002 at 16:08:20:

In Reply to: Re: 3.0 Sport Package and Snow posted by Anthony Pascucci on January 20, 2002 at 22:26:06:

weight is the enemy when it comes to turning and stopping, snow or no snow.

the 5 series is hampered by its pillowy 225 section tires -- the 3 series would likely be best (205mm). then again when i do hit something, i'd rather be in the X5.

given equal tires, the 5 should brake and corner better. the X5 should climb and accelerate harder. simple. but 'equal' is hard to come by.

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I am sorry ,but I must beg to differ. While , I have only had my 02 x5 for a little over 8 weeks , I can not say that it performs poor in snow. The the weight of the sav and the combination of power to all four wheel has to make a difference. Snow tires with ANY sav , suv or car with rear or front will make a difference. However , the key to traction is power to the wheels that need it. That is why I think BMW's suck in snow ,but with the X5 and 330 ix I think that turns the tide for BMW. BMW' s perform well because rear wheel drive cars run better than front ,but that is why they suck in snow.

I just can not believe a 5 series car with rear drive will perform better in snow than the X5..


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