wiread

what's even more amazing is equating rotational forces created at the hips transferred thru the torso to the difference rubber makes in gripping a snow covered road.

J15

1. Who buys a RWD truck for the snow?
2. Irrelevant with 4x4H or 4x4A.
3. You shouldn’t be cornering in the snow fast enough to worry about CG, and even if you do, you’re just going to slide instead of tipping.
4. Run the same tires as your car and it makes no difference.

I had a roommate in college that sounded just like you. He changed his tune when it snowed heavily and he couldn’t make it down the driveway, much less through unplowed roads. The average car has maybe 5” of ground clearance. My truck went over that like it wasn’t even there. A stock F-150 has nearly 10” of ground clearance. Add a level and tires and you can get a lot better than that. You’re in absolute denial if you think a car is anywhere near as capable in the snow as a truck.

2015rubyFX4

2015rubyFX4

Ill remind everyone the op’s original post.. ‘ when is a rwd sports car better then a 4x4 truck in the snow ‘? The answer is NEVER

DAI6.2

Did you see the pic of the snow hes talking about, not 5ft deep snow

dalola

Let's review some of the OP's first post content to help answer that question: (condensed to help with reading comprehension...)

Based on the OP's supplied judgment criteria above, the bimmer is the better choice. Why? Because in those conditions, tires rule the day. Winter tires on any car is the better answer, in those conditions.

Beyond this, you can argue seven days to Sunday, as there are nearly endless scenarios that will change the answer.

johnday in BFE

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I gonna start babbling like Daffy Duck, I'm confused.

wiread

If those 4 tires are dedicated snow tires on a snow covered road pictured at the beginning of this thread, yes they are over any 4x4 with stock all seasons. It would be like me batting with one hand over my 4 year old with 2. I'll hit it twice as far every time. Because i'm better. What good are 4 tires spinning over 4 tires sticking? it has nothing to do with how many hands are on a bat. It has to do with friction and the road.

when was the last time you drove a vehicle with dedicated snow tires, just out of curiosity and what car was it? I can tell you beyond a shadow of a doubt that with the snow covered roads we normally encounter both of our 2wd vehicles with Blizzaks beat the heck out of this truck in 4wd without them. Acceleration, breaking, control, stopping all of it, not even close.

Syph007

I don't know anything about BMW but I can tell you my f150 with all seasons in 4x4 is miles ahead of my old Honda Civic with winter tires. It was too light and I'd get stuck on the smallest amount of snow around here. Also crossing lanes on the highway with snow cover always mde me cringe. With the truck its got so much more mass it feels much more stable.

In rwd though the truck is all over the place in snow now agruments there my old car would be better.

Eureka

Could be very interesting who Where fastest around a snow covered race track
2wd F150 (2015+) with best winter tires money can buy
4wd F150 (2015+) with stock all season tires