[eternaldaneshjoo]

I would love to get some current owners' perspectives on how the e-tron drives in snow/winter conditions (less worried about range and more about safety/traction/etc). Is the stock tires adequate or did you need to invest in winter tires? Thank you in advance for your thoughts!

 

[biff2bart]

I have been smashing this car through the snow the past month!

Traction is insane: this car is an absolutely beast in the snow!
Granted, I have snow tires and with the amount of winter driving I do, I wouldn't drive without them, but the AWD is the best by far off any AWD car I've owned (this is my 4th and two of the previous ones we're Audis).
Weight seems to not be a big deal so far in ice as well, which was my major concern.

Another friend with an E-tron was pretty impressed with the stock all seasons performance in the snow, but personally, I think if you're going to drive in the snow more than one or two days a year, snow tires are totally worth it. This isn't exactly a cheap car and it would suck to crash it...

Check some of the other E-tron forums: there's quite a bit of discussion on how impressively good this car is in the snow.

Good luck!

 

[ted2007a]

I would love to get some current owners' perspectives on how the e-tron drives in snow/winter conditions (less worried about range and more about safety/traction/etc). Is the stock tires adequate or did you need to invest in winter tires? Thank you in advance for your thoughts!

My E-Tron has been perfect in all areas but the tires. The tires suck in winter so I switched to Blizzacks and the E-Tron is termenious in the snow.

 

[tmiele]

I have the 21" wheels. Playing around in a large hard-packed snowy road and parking lot the e-tron seems pretty stable with good traction going forward, but terrible at stopping. Being retired, there is no need for me to be out driving in the snow. If I did have to drive in bad weather I would definitely get a set of winter tires. This is only the 2nd year that I didn't have winter tires. I've always had a set of snow/winter tires on all my cars and tended to use the car in bad weather instead of any SUV or truck I had with all-seasons on them. I bought high performance winter tires for my past S6 in 2014 and they were great in both dry and snowy conditions. Like ted2007a said, the e-tron should be temerarious in the snow with good winter tires on it.

 

[4Rings]

I would love to get some current owners' perspectives on how the e-tron drives in snow/winter conditions (less worried about range and more about safety/traction/etc). Is the stock tires adequate or did you need to invest in winter tires? Thank you in advance for your thoughts!

I always recommend getting winter tires, they make such a huge difference on the road.

 

[ted2007a]

I would love to get some current owners' perspectives on how the e-tron drives in snow/winter conditions (less worried about range and more about safety/traction/etc). Is the stock tires adequate or did you need to invest in winter tires? Thank you in advance for your thoughts!

My Audi E-Tron has been flawless Except for the tires. They sucked in snow, so I bought Blizzaxks that turn my Audi Etron in t0 a tank.

 

[JasonC]

My Audi E-Tron has been flawless Except for the tires. They sucked in snow, so I bought Blizzaxks that turn my Audi Etron in t0 a tank.

That will be the case for every single car on the planet...

 

[JasonC]

Get snow tires and you'll be fine, just like snow tires on any other car.

 

[Purple 5 2]

I would love to get some current owners' perspectives on how the e-tron drives in snow/winter conditions (less worried about range and more about safety/traction/etc). Is the stock tires adequate or did you need to invest in winter tires? Thank you in advance for your thoughts!

I have done 26,000+ miles over 18 moths in my E-Tron. I have winter tyres and wheels in place October to March in the UK, not so much for snow but for being off road on tracks and in fields and on hills in a very wet environment. The car is the best ever and the winter tyres make a huge difference to grip in this conditions and only marginally reduce range for normal driving.

 

[tmiele]

I made a change for this winter - snow tires!

 

[JNealCox]

I made a change for this winter - snow tires!
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I had those same tires put on last month for our Winter season here (which, unfortunately, is more like an ice/freezing rain season). I immediately noticed that little bit more grippiness in the handling. I just hope the weight and instant torque let them last for more that a couple of seasons.