Wired Magazine "Perfect Car for a Snowicane"
03-02-2010, 11:22 AM
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Wired Magazine "Perfect Car for a Snowicane"
Wired Online in their Autopia section made their list of 10 good cars for snow. Of course, they included both the Audi 4000 quattro and the Carrera 4S on the list!
http://www.wired.com/autopia/2010/03...ane-cars/all/1
Audi 4000S Quattro
This car started the all-wheel-drive sedan craze and made AWD available to those who couldn’t handle the awesomeness of the Quattro Coupe. Audi’s first-gen quattro system was mechanical, meaning the center and rear differential had to be locked into place with a dashboard switch. This let you do rear-wheel spinouts with reckless abandon while still giving you the option to get out of anything short of quicksand. The cars also were bulletproof, with many doing well over 250,000 miles.
Porsche 911 Carrera 4S
A Porsche? For the snowpocalypse? Yes. Everything looks better from behind the wheel of a Porsche, and the snow is no exception. You can put a rack on it to carry skis and snowboards. It’s got heated seats and a heated steering wheel to keep you toasty. Anti-lock brakes and stability control help keep you out of trouble. And of course it’s got all-wheel drive. Still, the laws of physics will kick in at some point, and that flat-6 mounted waaaay out in back will keep even the most well-poised drivers on their toes at times. It allows for some awesome e-brake slides. No, the car doesn’t rank at all highly on the disposability factor, so make sure your deductible is low.
http://www.wired.com/autopia/2010/03...ane-cars/all/1
Audi 4000S Quattro
This car started the all-wheel-drive sedan craze and made AWD available to those who couldn’t handle the awesomeness of the Quattro Coupe. Audi’s first-gen quattro system was mechanical, meaning the center and rear differential had to be locked into place with a dashboard switch. This let you do rear-wheel spinouts with reckless abandon while still giving you the option to get out of anything short of quicksand. The cars also were bulletproof, with many doing well over 250,000 miles.
Porsche 911 Carrera 4S
A Porsche? For the snowpocalypse? Yes. Everything looks better from behind the wheel of a Porsche, and the snow is no exception. You can put a rack on it to carry skis and snowboards. It’s got heated seats and a heated steering wheel to keep you toasty. Anti-lock brakes and stability control help keep you out of trouble. And of course it’s got all-wheel drive. Still, the laws of physics will kick in at some point, and that flat-6 mounted waaaay out in back will keep even the most well-poised drivers on their toes at times. It allows for some awesome e-brake slides. No, the car doesn’t rank at all highly on the disposability factor, so make sure your deductible is low.
