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I have to say, living in Toronto which has some nasty winter and having driven AWD and RWD comparably equipped cars:
AWD as a safety feature is highly over-rated. Most accidents and mishaps in the snow have everything to do with cars not being able to stop in time. Thankfully, all vehicles are equipped with All Wheel Braking systems, so with a good pair of snow tires, a RWD car will be fine in the snow. Many people here in SUVs think they are immune to winter driving conditions and end up rear-ending someone.
I have to say I have full confidence driving my RWD M3 with dunlop wintersport 3D tires in any kind of conditions we get here in Toronto.
Bear in mind this comment is applicable to city driving, not rally-crossing! Also, that this is purely a comment on AWD being a big safety feature in bad weather. I quite like the B8 s4 and might consider it for my next car once the M3 lease is up!
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