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Tjhunts · 2015-03-15 01:14:08

Pass on 4matic, use the money to get Magic Body Control

03-24-2015, 10:23 PM

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Originally Posted by kalortpor

All else equal, 4Matic is better than RWD, but put wheels from a S65 with Michelin Pilot Super Sports on a S550 4Matic, and I'd be impressed if you make it out of your driveway with a dusting. Put Nokians on that S65, and you'll be the one towing the overconfident Subarus out of the ditch. AWD *and* winter tires is certainly best, of course.

Hyperbole aside, we had the misfortune of taking delivery Sat AM a few weeks ago with that freak late afternoon snow that dropped about 4" in NYC. We were 90 miles north of the city, AMG 4matic with under 100 miles on summer tires. We drove sensibly and didn't have any slides even on the rural hills where we were the first ones to drive. The highways were better since more people were traveling.

Would have been wrapped around a tree with rear wheel only.

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