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Thoughts? I live in a wintery biome so having awd gives me a bit of peace of mind

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[–] machin_shin@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I live in Minnesota. While AWD isn't a necessity, it is really great to have. My AWD ID.4 is amazing in the snow and ice. I didn't read great things about the RWD winter handling. The extra acceleration/speed is fun, but I bought AWD for winter driving

[–] Pxtl@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Like greater Minneapolis–Saint Paul area or rural? I live in Southern Ontario and while we get bad blizzards, the GTA has such good salting and plowing I never find I'm worried about traction. But I know it does get worse winter in Minnesota, particularly if you're in a rural area where there's less road maintenance.

[–] machin_shin@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

Rural. And I could get by (and have for most of my life) without AWD, but it definitely makes a difference, and is not as this article suggests just for the extra power.

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