X5 is bad on snow

[brian5]

The X5 is fantastic on snow or ice with "Performance Winter" tires

That's what TireRack calls these Dunlops that I have

[skiboats]

Originally Posted by Towdad

Have to agree. Wife doesn't care for our X5 on snow or icy slick surfaces. So then she gets out the old Expedition and drives happy. Some of it is getting use to the snappier throttle movement and sudden brake reaction of the X5 but alot is the OEM tires. I would have thought with BMW traction control the X would have been more stable, but no, it wags it's tail frequently on the slick.

I have an 06 Expedition and an 01 4.4 X5. Took off the 19in Performance tires and put on 17in dedicated snows. Michelin Pilot Alpins. We live in Buffalo off an alley that gets plowed once a year if we are lucky. It is solid ice underneath foot deep ruts.

My X is my daily driver and will pound through anything. I only drive the Expedition if there is more than 5 of us riding.

As everyone else said it's all in the tires.

[UCrewX5]

One word: TIRES

[LeMansX5]

Originally Posted by UCrewX5

One word: TIRES

Exactly!

Most people forget the role of tires on snow.

Try walking on snow with leather sole shows.

That 4.1 engine means fake BMW.

[mrbmwx5]

Originally Posted by LeMansX5

Exactly!

Most people forget the role of tires on snow.

Try walking on snow with leather sole shows.






That 4.1 engine means fake BMW.

[motordavid]

Agree with all, above: Snow Tars!

We have an '01 X, (pre-X Drive), and a CR-V:
there is no comparison in any category, imo.
GL,mD

[Bimmer4125]

Tires,, tires, tires

[RDM3]

You need snow tires, get a set of blizzacks, they are great.

[Zulu95]

I put Yokohma Geolander HS tires on our 3.0L X5 and took it out into a parking lot with 12" of fresh snow with no problems. My wife and I had fun throwing the vehicle about to see how it handled with the DSC.
Tires make all the difference.

[rayxi]

Originally Posted by sames1

Our Honda CRV has no problem in the same spot and our 1985 front wheel drive Caddy is better on the snow

You really can't draw any conclusions unless you account for the different types and sizes of the tires. A rusty Yugo with 4 new skinny snow tires will always have better traction in the snow than any X5, CRV or Caddy with wide summer/all season tires.

Electronics and AWD can only make the most of the available traction. If you don't have the proper tires to increase the available traction in the first place there is nothing to work with.

I live in a hilly area and I get great performance in the snow and ice with my Hakkapeliitta snow tires.