sconney

Hey, after driving 2 coupes and a UR 90 over 500,00 miles in the past 10 years of which a significant amount was in the snow as a storm chaser I must say those cars are perfectly balanced and hold well even on curves. I was beginning to wonder if my newer UR S6 at 3900 pounds (avant) will slide out easier or loose grip due to the momemtum of the weight? does anyone out there own a varity of cars that can tell me if by going to a lighter vehicle is better for what I consider performance snow driving? I realize the heavier vehicle will take longer to stop due to momentum. I run 4 Blizzaks . I am interested in your opinion of any snow car Champions such as the 4000Q which was a snow legend. I dont know how heavy they are?

520

From what I know, lighter is better in snow. From personal experience I've been moving from the lightest(950kg) to heavier cars(whatever 90 weighs) and I would say lighter ones are easier to control.

cuatrokoop

I could make the 5kq do rather amazing things for being a 135hp, 3400lb mid-size sedan. Car was so easy to drive in snow and on ice it was amazing. Looking forward to this winter in it (haven't driven it in the winter in 7 years or so!).

Put some good M+S or snows on the S6, and it'll work pretty well. Decent balance, closer to 50/50 than the sedan...

map

My first experience with a quattro was with the '91 200Q. During one of the first snow storms in the car, I wound up on the shoulder beside the car that was previously in front of me. I immediately replaced the "All Season" Yokohama AVS Intermediates with Blizzaks. I can't remember the car ever skidding very far after that.

I upgraded to the A6 2.7T after the 200Q. Having learned my lesson, I went straight for the Blizzaks. The snow handling and performance was pretty much the same as the 200Q.

When the recession hit, I downgraded to a '90 Coupe. While I loved the snow performance of the Blizzaks, I hated the dry handling. I'm running Michelin Pilots as winter tires on the coupe. So far, I haven't had a lot of chances to drive in the snow. I did take it out the day of our blizzard. The snow was unusually deep. I was plowing the entire drive to Circuit City.

Comparing the three cars, it seems like the heavier cars accelerated and cornered better in the snow. The lighter Coupe would drift in the turns and spin more at takeoff. I believe the coupe does stop more quickly and with less drama than the heavier cars. I think this is significant since the heavier cars had stickier tires.

I'm looking forward to getting more snow experience in the coupe. All three cars are awesome in the snow!

shaner

looking forward (or dreading) my first winter with my 95 90 fwd. Curious as to how it will fare in the upstate ny winters. Anybody got some experience with this?

Merkin

more pressure/surface "dig" into snow

rabbid

Drove a 2000 2.7t during the dot com highs....
Now I'm driving a CQ I got on Ebay.

Actually, I really like the CQ.

4Driver4

There are many other differences besides weight between the 2.7 and the coupe. Tire size width is one. Tire circumference is important too.

Of course, the CQ is only a "light" quattro. It really isn't a light car.

rabbid

And I found it to be very good in snow (for a front wheel drive car!).

I was running tired hakka's all around.

Hakka's are great in deep snow and slush, but they are noisy and lousy from a perf perspective.

I'm running Hakka's on my son's 1990 80q now.

I ran Dunlop wintersports on the a6 2.7T. They were better on ice then the hakka. Not as good in deep snow, but much better handling in the dry.

I need to buy something for the CQ.. not sure what it will be. Probably whatever is cheapest.

map

My 2.7T was a 2000 and I purchased my coupe off ebay.