Winter tyres are superior in performance to 4-wheel drive without winter tyres.
I thought you might like to hear that we bought the S-Max you suggested to replace a Land Rover Discovery 3 and can confirm your advice that the winter tyres are definitely much better than 4-wheel-drive without winter tyres. They have also made our 2002 BMW 5 Series Touring able to cope with snow when previously it would slew all over the road.
Asked on 13 April 2013 by SCW, via email
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Very helpful verification. Thank you.
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