Originally Posted by Kungen

Thanks DRP. You will surely be positively surprised of the capability of the E70 in snow and on ice. The DSC-regulation is faster and less aggressive, which means that you could drive closer to yours and the cars limits with reference to available grip before the system kicks in and when it kicks in it will distribute the torque in a faster and more subtle way than the E53 does wich will make you not only drive faster but also with a better body control.

Everyone telling that BMW does not build capable cars for difficult conditions does not know what they are talking about. I have driven many different cars in severe snow storms and temperatures around -40C. No one of the other brands have been as good and as reliable as the E53 and now the E71. The traction from the xDrive is just superb (with snow tires), the heat from both petrol and diesel are great and the cold start capability is better than any other car I know.

In some winter tests in Swedish and German car magazines the traction from the xDrive models have been found better than the equivalent systems from Audi, Volvo, Mercedes, Subaru, Land Rover etc and equivalent with the mighty Landcruiser (BUT with the possibility to go fast also in the bends...) :-)

So, congratulation to you and your wife owning one of the best winter cars available! Enjoy the next snowfall!