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Originally Posted by MERCSUk153
AWD + Winters > RWD + Winters > AWD + No Winters > RWD + No Winters.
If your tires are riding on top of the snow due to a lack of sipes it won't matter what if you have RWD or AWD. Once you have the proper tires than AWD is > than RWD in wintery conditions.
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Don't know why there's so much discussion in this thread comparing AWD with summers to RWD with snows... Summers are for ........summer. All seasons and AWD, it depends on the tire. I have all season, low profile conti's on my c300 and it's an animal in the snow with 4matic. lesser tires can't do the same.
Short of really good all seasons, even AWD needs a good winter tire or even better winter wheel and tire setup, and that will always trump RWD in the snow.
That said, it's a balancing act, up to the OP to decide how much confidence they NEED to have in the snow and how often it will matter....