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I bought my 335xi in April living in Philly, but moved to Phoenix before the first snow, thinking I'd never need the x-drive system.
Well, on my way home from Vegas, we drove through a nasty snow storm. It started as "wintery mix" but quickly turned into 3 or 4 inches of snow! Of course we took our time, but not once did the XDrive system let us down. I maintained traction even up a 5% grade (watching pickups spin their tires and truckers putting chains on their rigs). And there was one point where I needed to get into the left lane because a truck was merging -- well the left lane wasn't being traveled much so it was a thicker accumulation, but the Bimmer was able to change lanes and maintain forward motion in the snow.
Anyway, I was coming from Audi Quattro and was glad to see that the Xdrive was just as competent, even though that could be one of the only times I ever use it. At least it's rear-biased in good weather, unlike the Audi!!
Well, on my way home from Vegas, we drove through a nasty snow storm. It started as "wintery mix" but quickly turned into 3 or 4 inches of snow! Of course we took our time, but not once did the XDrive system let us down. I maintained traction even up a 5% grade (watching pickups spin their tires and truckers putting chains on their rigs). And there was one point where I needed to get into the left lane because a truck was merging -- well the left lane wasn't being traveled much so it was a thicker accumulation, but the Bimmer was able to change lanes and maintain forward motion in the snow.
Anyway, I was coming from Audi Quattro and was glad to see that the Xdrive was just as competent, even though that could be one of the only times I ever use it. At least it's rear-biased in good weather, unlike the Audi!!