02-09-2012, 09:17 AM | #1 |
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F30 328i RWD vs AWD
Anyone planning on getting the AWD? Also can you say why you are getting it and cannot be because of snow.
I am trying to decide on RWD or AWD and I have a beater car for the snow so this is not an issue. Looking for someone to convince me here or throw out suggestions. thank you in advance!!! YOU GUYS ROCK!!! |
02-09-2012, 09:36 AM | #3 |
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Gotta be RWD! With a set of snow tyres...
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02-09-2012, 09:42 AM | #4 |
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AWD adds weight and complexity, but does provide two wheel drive over one wheel drive on the 3er. Living where I do, I would prefer RWD with a real LSD > RWD without > AWD.
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02-09-2012, 09:46 AM | #5 |
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Always RWD on a BMW plus good quality wintertyres will do the job.
AWD plus summertyres can be dramatic in the snow .(been there done that with an Audi S3) RWD plus wintertyres is fun en no problems also in 10 cms of snow. *reading TS post again* Ah, it's not because of the snow you say... RWD 100%. |
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When was the last time you were caught in a snowy condition and thought to yourself, gee, I'm not going fast enough...
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02-09-2012, 10:20 AM | #9 |
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if there is 14 inches of snow on the ground it's probably not a good idea to be out in the first place. An f30 is going to suffer from ground clearance issues, regardless of drivetrain config. Unless you live in Alaska, snow tires and RWD will get you out of 95% of situations without the cost and complexity weight and efficiency penalty.
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02-09-2012, 11:02 AM | #11 |
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The whole FWD vs RWD thing is this: One is pushing the weight from behind. The other is pulling the weight from the front. The later happens to better for snow conditions.
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02-09-2012, 11:18 AM | #12 |
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Actually, due to weight transfer during acceleration, rwd offers better traction than fwd, but it's safer as it's easier to control for most ppl.
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On the other hand: A rwd mid engine or even 'better', a 911 like car(rearengine) offers more traction than the aforementioned f-rwd and fwd cars. The added weight of the engine gives way more traction. fwiw. Cheers Robin |
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When both fwd and front engine rwd(BMW) cars accellerate from a standstill in snowy conditions, the BMW doesn't have that much weight pressing on the rear wheels... A solution: Put your mother in law/some sandbags in the trunk/boot= better traction. The-rather small but still- advantage of a fwd with the frontengine pressing on those frontwheels is there, compared to a rwd BMW with empty trunk/boot. In snowy conditions, that is. |
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You just/also want to have weight on those spinning wheels. So a 911 will win in this case. |
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