@TornTech I beg to differ. Turn off DSC and drifting in an XI is plenty of fun (in snow). While DSC is on you never get wheel spin. This is coming from my experience in a Canadian winter. No matter the weather i NEVER get stuck, and I NEVER get wheel spin. Absolutely amazing.
the quattro comparison is obviously rigged. any 4wd will be able to pull out if the front wheel has 50% of traction. that audi A8 didn't move an inch, because it is a rwd. i hate people who cheat in videos.
I asked myself the same question, but after looking at other review on all the diff systems, it explains that the transfer to the wheel is not 100% like the bmw , hence power not sufficient to pull the car out. I have seen a video comparing the Audi Q5 vs the BMW X3 driving backwards up a steep incline 47 degrees.. the BMW was capable.. Do some search and you will find your answer. If I find some I will post it as a favorite.
@8motion i believe the power allocation may not be as flexible as BMW, but this 100% thing also poses some danger under some circumstances, hence the market of subaru AWD. But still, i vaguely remembered that quattro allocates up to 70% of engine output to front wheels, and when it does so the front wheel should be able to pull the car out, after all, the slope in this video is pretty flat. if you do the math, the power output of 35% of V8 will be able to move the car, considering the rear waste
this thing is good for most cases, but it still loses all of it's advantages when you clime a icy uphill in a zigzag fashion, which you often times have to do
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Soigge 1 month ago
hE SOUNDS ALL BIG AN RICH
Restarea11019V 2 months ago
bmw,audi and subaru
MatkoSniper 1 year ago
Audi makes only FWD or AWD. No audi has RWD. So.....take the conclusion
86szs 1 year ago 4
@86szs Audi is mostly AWD. They may do RWD this or next year on a coupe...a big maybe.
N9olan 10 months ago
BMW ist Das bESTe , xDrive the new generation means BMW ,
DEUTSCHLAND QUALITET !!!
MsCalciu 1 year ago
this is a verry good explination
cristian821987 1 year ago
So... no drifting :(
TornTech 1 year ago
@TornTech I beg to differ. Turn off DSC and drifting in an XI is plenty of fun (in snow). While DSC is on you never get wheel spin. This is coming from my experience in a Canadian winter. No matter the weather i NEVER get stuck, and I NEVER get wheel spin. Absolutely amazing.
yazid129 1 year ago
the quattro comparison is obviously rigged. any 4wd will be able to pull out if the front wheel has 50% of traction. that audi A8 didn't move an inch, because it is a rwd. i hate people who cheat in videos.
charieshane 2 years ago
A8...is quattro only.
8motion 2 years ago
@8motion
then explain to me, why did the front wheel fail to pull the car out? if it is quattro only, the mechanic must have tampered with the car.
charieshane 1 year ago
@charieshane
I asked myself the same question, but after looking at other review on all the diff systems, it explains that the transfer to the wheel is not 100% like the bmw , hence power not sufficient to pull the car out. I have seen a video comparing the Audi Q5 vs the BMW X3 driving backwards up a steep incline 47 degrees.. the BMW was capable.. Do some search and you will find your answer. If I find some I will post it as a favorite.
8motion 1 year ago
@8motion i believe the power allocation may not be as flexible as BMW, but this 100% thing also poses some danger under some circumstances, hence the market of subaru AWD. But still, i vaguely remembered that quattro allocates up to 70% of engine output to front wheels, and when it does so the front wheel should be able to pull the car out, after all, the slope in this video is pretty flat. if you do the math, the power output of 35% of V8 will be able to move the car, considering the rear waste
charieshane 1 year ago
@charieshane Audi makes only fwd or awd. No audi has rwd.
86szs 1 year ago
this thing is good for most cases, but it still loses all of it's advantages when you clime a icy uphill in a zigzag fashion, which you often times have to do
charieshane 2 years ago
damn i didnt know that about xdrive...my next car would be xdrive for sure :O
niposs 2 years ago
Ever since I got my 530xd the icy and snowy roads became so much fun :) Freude am Fahren!
polarbearfin 2 years ago
rofl
PR2glitcher 2 years ago
i learned alot...
yuds16 3 years ago
BMW, Audi and Mercedes are the best!!!
sspope 3 years ago 14
according to you ,not 4 evry one
xstockholmx 2 years ago
wow the end
DemkVan 3 years ago