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Old 02-09-2011, 04:36 AM
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Originally Posted by Fraser View Post
Number one requirement is still tyres but given the same tyres, xDrive offers a significant difference especially where the surface in question isn't perfectly flat or even.
Technically, I agree that should be true. In practice, given on-road driving in snow and ice, I have found the x-drive to be not that different than my pre x-drive X5. It is better, but not by as much as I would have expected. We are generally on flat surfaces. I think on uneven surfaces, particularly off-road, there would be much more difference.
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