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Originally Posted by Aye-eight
I have driven my i8 as a dd through three Swiss winters, coming up on the fourth. I don’t play in deep snow - obviously - because of the ground clearance. It handles fine. Not significantly better or worse than other sports cars - which generally don‘t make great winter cars, of course. One challenge is that full-time AWD is only on in sports mode, which comes with a „twitchier“ gas pedal. And that is the opposite of what you want in slippery conditions. In manual-shift cars, I routinely take off in second gear to manage the torque a bit better. Unfortunately, flappy-pedal (cheers to Clarkson) gearboxes don’t let you do that.
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I was hoping the AWD would handle better in light snow than a typical RWD? I know tires make all the difference but I was hoping AWD isn't just a placebo effect!
I was contemplating on an R8 as well but heard it didn't do as well compared to the i8. Anyone with any experience?