How good is electric AWD? Feat. i4M50 and iX

eddiehaug · 03-14-2022, 04:09 PM

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2. The i4 is using european/continental winter tires. All other cars are using Nordic tires.

footie · 03-14-2022, 04:36 PM

Not really a fair test for the i4 to have different tyres, in the past I had a Range Rover Sport and despite having arguably one of the best AWD systems available when it’s on the wrong rubber it’s properly useless in a muddy field.

BimmerBahn · 03-14-2022, 04:43 PM

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Originally Posted by eddiehaug

1. Make sure you activate the subtitles
2. The i4 is using european/continental winter tires. All other cars are using Nordic tires.]

What's the difference between Nordic and just regular winter tires?? Are they studded or just a better tread/compound??

eddiehaug · 03-15-2022, 01:27 PM

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Originally Posted by BimmerBahn

What's the difference between Nordic and just regular winter tires?? Are they studded or just a better tread/compound??

All the tires in the test are non-studded. According to Nokian:

"Nordic non-studded winter tyres provide considerably better grip on ice and snow than central European non-studded winter tyres. On the other hand the tyre aimed at central european winter conditions has better qualities on wet conditions"

See here for a test: https://www.tyrereviews.com/Article/...dded-Tires.htm

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