How capable in snow?

[rocky1536]

Originally Posted by Eurosport

excellent? hardly so, not sure what you guys are comparing it too but i wouldn't say it's excellent in snow.
like others have said x3, 3series awd will run circles around it.
this is because of it's weight imo.
you have to drive it in manual mode and change gears yourself and use a lot of engine breaking. on ice it's where you can really tell it's weight is no good.
obviously different parts of the country gets different type of snow so what works for one might not work for another.
some mentioned all season tires, again no good specially on sport package because the size of the tires too wide!

I think it has a lot less to do with weight and a lot more to do with the fat tires that most run on their X5's.

I have owned trucks that get a lot more traction and weigh a lot more than the X but they also had tires no wider than 275 that were better suited for low traction conditions...Wide tires in the snow are FAR inferior to skinny tires.

My biggest gripe with the X is the inability to fully disable traction control. I trust my ability to steer out of a tricky situation WITHOUT brake (using throttle) a lot more than I trust the DSC to apply brake and slow me down efficiently.