Rodrigo

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knh

Why limit yourself? Drive Quattro.

Robbie

I'd rather drive my 1.8Tq, but if required I'd take the Audi FWD over the RWD in the snow any day.

Jeff J

I'd take whichever had a manual transmission and snow tires.

pdw

A properly set up RWD car isn't that bad in the snow. I've driven a Miata(which had 4 snow tires, a torsen rear diff and 50/50 weight distribution) in the snow and it actually does better than a lot of FWD cars(assuming snow tires). The only problem with the Miata is lack of ground clearance.<p>RWD gets a bad rap in snow because of a tendency to oversteer which scares people. In terms of traction to climb a hill, RWD is often better because of the weight shift.<p>I'd rather have Quattro but if I had to drive a RWD car in the snow I wouldn't mind as long as it had a 50/50 weight distribution, a limited slip diff(or traction control) and snow tires.

klidge

I also have a Miata, and I like it more than I do my A4. But not in the winter.<br>

pdw

The Miata has other characteristics that make it not so great in the winter, but it handles well in the snow as long as the snow isn't too deep(hence my mention of lack of ground clearance).<p>Does your Miata have the torsen and snow tires?

klidge

It's a '93 w/Limited Slip Dif and Dunlop D60 A2's. It's awful in the snow.

K

Why limit your good weather performance with the &quot;boat anchor&quot; quattro option??

Rich D.

...for allowing the A4 to lap the test track in a nearly identical time to the BMW 328i, and well ahead of the Mercedes, Saab, Volvo, and Acura entries. And in the slalom, the A4Q tied the 328i, WAY ahead of the other four entries. This despite the A4 being among the slowest entries in straight-line acceleration.<p>But, hey, if "performance" to you means exclusively straight-line acceleration, that Volvo is a nice car.<p>Rich D.<br>'98.0 A4QM