rooksy

Anybody with an EQS SUV 450 RWD have any experience yet with it in some decent snow on the road? How well does traction control and rear wheel steering mitigate rear end sliding?

Mprog

I've been wondering this too (I have an EQS 450+ sedan, and am considering getting an SUV). The batteries are centrally located and distributed better than a ICE engine, so I think it should be better than a RWD ICE car.

cerie

I didn’t get a RWD EQS SUV but I did live in Connecticut with my rwd Tesla Model S for 2 years and I can say the only time I had a problem with snow was one time trying to go up a hill from a dead stop (stop sign) on 2 inches of fresh snow. I had to bail on that one and turn around and go home lol. But never had an issue on salted roads or icy roads.

JoeMa

Our EQS 580 SUV weights 6,200 lb so I'm guessing it will do well in the snow. We'll find out in a few months.

js_cls

You'll have better luck on the Sedan forum as a majority of RWD EQS' will be sedans, I doubt many RWD SUV's will be sold.

pjack1

Hi, how about downhill? Any tips? Last year i was at Mammoth when a snow storm hit. Few days later i was leaving from main lodge going downhill to freeway, was scary as hell as the car just wont stop. even at stop light, when completely stoped, the car would begin to slide side way unless i let go the brake. I had the GLE63S with the outside mount Konig chain. It kept falling off because my lug nut on the 22” amg wheel were too short. It took 6 hrs for us to get to the freeway. I swear i’d never drive it to ski anymore…. I tried to mount it either on the front or on the rear tires. The route usually takes 15 minutes…..

manitou202

It's a $3k difference to add AWD. If you are driving in any snow regularly, it would be well worth the extra $3k.

I also think the resale on the RWD model will be much worse because most people want AWD SUVs. So the RWD might actually cost you more in the long run.