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Originally Posted by traskw
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Originally Posted by 9M71
Agree with all but one. Wished the i3 was FWD instead of RWD. That's my only hesitation with the i3 and been thinking about it for awhile now.
I dd an older mini and with FWD + snow tires, my only issue is clearance and not traction. Unfortunately don't get the same level of confidence with RWD + snows.
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You don't need FWD, just good snow tires. RWD is much more rewarding from a torque to the pavement stand point, especially in the wet when accelerating from a stop (rear weight transfer). Traction and stability control is excellent on the BMW. |
Agree the tire choice is most important but between blizzacks on my f80 m3, and blizzacks on my FWD mini, the later is much more confidence inspiring than the other in heavy snow. Yes the m3 is running a wider tire but on the mini I don't need to get a running "head start" to make it up hills.