American Reacts to Audi QUATTRO in Snow - Towing, Off-roading, Recoveries

[@rode73]

Does anyone remember the Audi Quattro commercial from the 80's when the car was going up on an icy ski jumping ramp? A lot of people back then doubted it could be real, then 20 something years later they recreated the scenario and testing it, of course they had studded tires and a detachable cable clamp for safety, but they actually managed to do it.

[@suburban5257]

Every carguy knows that commercial 😉

[@marco_grt4460]

I remember seeing a video about a fiat 127 doing stunts

[@Markus-ht2we]

Yes, I can still remember it well, it was an Audi 100 CS quattro that drove up the ski jump.

[@oskarprotzer3000]

I think I remember it but as I was born in '97 I guess I saw the recreation. But I definitely remember an Audi driving off a Skisprungschanze xD

[@Markus-ht2we]

At the beginning of the 90s, there was a bet on "Wetten dass...?" in which someone drove up the ski jump in an Audi Quattro S1.

[@janisvindavs]

First snow here in Latvia these days. For 20 years worked for Audi importer in Baltic countries. Best memories you can get about cars. A8. S8. RS4. RS6. TT. Allroad. Ur-quattro. Q7 V12. :)

[@mikcnmvedmsfonoteka]

Šitās jau vairs nav kārtīgas ziemas kā pirms 20 gadiem !

[@danethorson]

@@mikcnmvedmsfonoteka jā, tikai trešdien 109 avārijas un sazincik būs šodien :( Tāds iespaids, ka pa vasaru visi aizmirst, kā ziemā braukt. Un pie tam, tas sniegs uzreiz nokusa.

[@djnazgra]

​@@mikcnmvedmsfonoteka pagājušajā gadā 30cm sniegs bija uz ceļa. Ar 1.6 e36 gāja cauri tīri viegli. Galvenais saprast ko dari 😉 un protams liela nozīme riepām. Šauras riepas, mīksts gumijas sastāvs.

[@djnazgra]

​@@danethorsonkatru gadu tā itkā pirmo reizi sniegs Latvijā.😅

[@notdax3620]

Hmmm daug čia Latvių

[@zee2012]

Who needs an suv when you got an Audi quattro 😁👍

[@MarkAZ001]

What about an Audi quattro SUV?

[@laupstad]

@@MarkAZ001 A waste of space when they are all based on regular passenger vehicles and don't have more luggage space than the regular wagon they are based on. SUV's are for old people that can no longer bend to get in and out of the car so they add 30cm to the height of the vehicle and ruin the dynamics of a car that would have been great without the increased center of gravity.

[@h0mo3rectus69]

​​@@laupstadi agree, suv's are pointless 😂, my wagon audi has bigger storage space than my fathers suv, and its cheaper

[@Compeador1099]

@@laupstad I'm 30 and I have an Audi SUV 😅It´s not for racing, but for comfort and safety. And I have more space in the trunk than in the station wagon I had before.

[@laupstad]

@@Compeador1099 Comfort maybe. Safety... Bigger maybe. I don't know what kind of wagon you had before but an Audi A6 Avant has more cargo capacity and higher tow rating than as a similarly priced Audi Q5 and they are both built on the same MLB platform and have the same drivetrains. But I'm sure the Q5 is easier to step into if you got a bad back.

[@badm0t0rf1nger]

Scotsman here, although I did spend 1994 working in Ingolstadt, which is where my appreciation of Audi came from. The CEO of the firm I was working for grabbed himself one of the first A8s while I was there. It was beautiful in a super discreet understated way. That mighty 4.2l V8 engine giving ~300hp thru the quattro system, with the world-leading all aluminium monocoque to save weight over steel while retaining rigidity to offset the extra weight involved in the quattro equipment over simple Beemer & Merc rear wheel drive cars. :)

[@virtualarts2033]

Perfect timing. We're having the first snow right now here in Northern Germany. Everything outside is white.

[@anonymusug727]

Bei uns auch in BaWü 😂

[@erebostd]

@@anonymusug727was? Wo? Aber definitiv nicht im Raum HD 😁

[@AP-RSI]

@@anonymusug727 Also hier nicht...

[@arnomrnym6329]

Ihr Glücklichen! Berlin ist grün wie im Frühling! 😢

[@peterhildebrandt4093]

Angeblich soll es vorgestern bei euch ein wenig geschneit haben. ​@@arnomrnym6329

[@Kroyer102]

The last Audi was an first generation Audi A8, the flagship luxury top of the line model. According to Wiki, it can have petrol V6, V8, W12 and diesel V6, V8.

[@CbrBlackblade]

have a w12 in my garage, amazing car!

[@teslatrooper85]

I would have guessed that's a V8L, based of the 200.

[@CbrBlackblade]

@@teslatrooper85 the last one in his video is infact a D2 a8, but that said.. years ago i also had a 89 v8, with a swapped in 4,2 twin turbo and 6 speed manual! also truly one of the greatest winter cars!

[@erwaldox]

Sounded like it had a V8

[@tigersilberhannes9153]

And if you turn it backwards you have a Lambo ^^

[@Kelsea-2002]

I don't have an Audi Quatro but a Mercedes Sprinter 4x4 Camper Van. With which I regularly travel in the winter months in the north of Finland. I can't even count how many times I have recovered other vehicles, even larger trucks - and here it has a lot of snow and ice. But even in the desert in Morocco, my Sprinter has had to help one or the other camper out of distress. The biggest mistake that many people make is the wrong choice of tires (cheap tires don't help much), and the wrong air pressure in the tires. I have a compressor on board, so I can adjust my tire pressure somewhere in the middle of nowhere. The funny part of the rescue actions is usually when the "victims" notice that there is a petite 21-year-old girl standing in front of them to help. This usually triggers an amused smile in the people ... but when I have them on the hook and pull them out, their facial expression changes abruptly - a surprised shake of the head is the standard reaction.

[@caractax.3110]

👏☺️💕

[@dancarter482]

_WISH_ my Mercedes Vario bus was 4x4 - it's actually _useless_ in any slippery conditions. Sold an 80 series Landcruiser to buy it to live in but DAMN I miss being able to drive in the snow!!

[@Travelbeatcreations.official]

That would be fun to watch, but you don't have any content here, but I'm not one to bark about that kind of stuff🤣 Be safe out there☺

[@gubsak55]

You are absolutely right about the choice of tyres (and tyre pressure). We see it every year here in Southern Germany when trucks are getting stuck on hills at the first snow. After October 1 you should change to winter tyres according to the regulations, but most trucks (from Southeastern Europe) are unprepared for snow until December hoping for the best. Until recently we have never owned an AWD but I have always charged tyres. I wonder if our new Kia EV6 AWD is any good in the snow. The winters in recent years has had almost no snow where we live but the winter tyres were expensive enough 😅 I remember ten years back when we went to Bavaria in Germany on summer tyres and almost crashed when the temperature dropped and there was only a tiny bit of snow. Never again I said 😊

[@Bamb1sN1ghtmare]

Watching from Germany. Audi was ever my Favorit. Thanks for your Videos. Make Germans a little better.

[@ileana8360]

mine too, but due to a lack of finance, I stick to the little cousin: Skoda 😉

[@retrowatches1655]

Shame about the war

[@gepettosplaylists]

​@@retrowatches1655 What war??? Hope you're not lying Pinocchio 🤥

[@adpop750]

We had the first snow a couple of days ago in The Netherlands, but the weather forecast is 16°C (61°F) for this weekend. Man, I miss the old winters with snow, freezing, ice skating. Last decades it's mostly rain. Sometimes I even look up videos like winter 1979 in The Netherlands or Elfstedentocht, for nostalgia reasons😀

[@sonkerieckmann7183]

I Always say that the Winter in Hamburg 78/79 IS the reason why I exsist 🤣

[@gbormann71]

​@@sonkerieckmann7183😂

[@8alakai8]

well in amsterdam we did not only hail

[@henrikpersson4371]

just wait 10 years, u will get all the snow and freeze u ask for.

[@patrickwouters6568]

Watching from Luxembourg 🇱🇺 The first snow expected this night. Audi fan here!❤💪🏼

[@TomVuk-ic3du]

I'm from Switzerland and owned an Audi 90 Sport Quattro for a few years. Got the 2.3 5 cylinder engine with 170 HP. Best Winter Car I got so far.

[@Pakeee2]

12:45 Yeah, that is either an A8 with the 4.2L engine or an S8, generation was named D2, and it was made from 1994 to 2002. I think they also had a V8 diesel version.

[@Rares965]

Tes the 4.2L tfi v8

[@Rares965]

Tdi

[@Benni_faehrt]

I am watching from germany and I once had an Audi A6 3.0TFSI Quattro - Supercharged V6, 290HP, 420Nm and all-time-Quattro. The traction this car had was just ridiculous. Even if you gave it some beans from a standstill, you cannot spin a single wheel on dry paved roads - it just moved forward, like it was launched from a slingshot. And I did donuts in snow as well - it was hella fun 😁😁

[@sikkepossu]

We had the second snow here in southern Finland yesterday. This time it might be staying for the winter. Minus 6'C in the forecast for the weekend.

[@retrowatches1655]

Roll on global warming

[@sikkepossu]

@@retrowatches1655 What that means?

[@retrowatches1655]

@@sikkepossu it means I hate snow

[@janizzkar]

Here in finland i used to own a same a4 as the silver one in the sand 1.8turbo quattro. Helped alot of people and i loved it in the snow. One time i was driving at a local beach chilling with friends. I go to home and some time later get a call from a friend. The dude who she was with drove to the same beach in a mercedes and got stuck. I go help them and asked the mecr dude what the heck made him drive on the sand part. He said because he saw tire tracks and thought it was ok. The tracks he saw were mine...i had such a good giggle and i still remember the embarrassment from them well xD

[@skinskin8549]

Im watching from Portugal!!! Audi forever♥️♥️♥️

[@janihaavisto79]

Snow came to South Finland between monday-tuesday night. And has been here since. Usually first snow stays only day or two

[@jakemaanimeikalainen248]

This is already the second snow here in South-Finland. The first snow came around 31th of october - 1st of november.

[@tommasomanzali7847]

9:20 That was probably the best looking A6 of all time. My dad had a really late one from '04 to '08. It was the 2.5 liter V6 diesel estate (non Allroad), automatic and Quattro. 180hp 20 years ago, it was just awesome! Loud as hell, probably one of the most tractor-like sounding diesel engines in history, but it was a beast. Always started even in the most rigid temperatures, always able to pull out of every situation: snow, ice, everything. I miss it.

[@zomg5497]

I Drive a 2006 3L Diesel Quattro now, i love it, i love the looks and i love the drive, it has some electrical gremlins but pulls like a monster and is smooth as butter.

[@gladiusthrax4941]

We got our first snow here in Stockholm just yesterday. The most important factor is tyres, second most important is tyres and third is skill. I drive a front wheel drive and I plow through like it's nothing

[@GoldenCroc]

You are correct, but there are some things you just cant do with 2wd that almost becomes easy with 4wd.. Tow starting on ice or snow going uphill for example, if the trailer is reasonably heavy. But thats hardly what most people do everyday, so for normal driving you are certainly on the money.

[@just_passing_through]

I’ve never been to Stockholm, but I absolutely know that Stockholm did not get its first snow yesterday…

[@S0T1S]

​@@just_passing_through why do you find that so hard to belive?

[@just_passing_through]

@ because I’ve seen photos of Stockholm before yesterday … with snow… so don’t even pretend that it snowed yesterday for the very first time.

[@S0T1S]

@@just_passing_through im pretty sure they meant first time it snows this Winter... I live a bit above Stockholm, in Gävle and got our first snow at wednesday...

[@SoullessBeats.]

Can't wait for the snow, got audi quattro myself :D

[@GustiR2772622]

By 12:52 ist in A8/S8 from 1999, its really nice one and not so fill up with electronic.. love it .. Greetings From Germany .. no snow at moment but cold in Frankfurt

[@123dillerfar]

D2❤

[@owemichaeli7201]

Greetings from Audi country :D The Audis are everywhere saving people in the Winter. especially the Trucks in the mountains/deep snow.

[@ingov0875]

Hey ..greetings from switzerland i drove a lot of nice Audis😁( A4/A6/A8/R8/A3/Q7/Q8/Q3 and the S and RS Versions of all the Audis) work for VAG since 1998 ....thanks for the cool Videos ...only the best for you and your family

[@vonsauerkraut]

WE Had a Little snow today In Germany today .

[@Mortarion-xt9wp]

Snow sighted in Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg

[@anonymusug727]

​​@@Mortarion-xt9wpIn Müllheim Baden Württemberg too

[@gedoni5]

Proud Audi owner here. A4 3.0l TDI V6 Quattro with 245HP 369 lb-ft. 👍👍

[@derstreit]

Yea, have a 1989 Audi 100 Turbo Quattro and can lock the middel diff. Was in windersport holiday in Austria a few years ago and we went down the mountiain into the valley to get our rental skis. It was snowing and startet do really pour down while we were down. As we went back up, a line of cars was waiting for the plow-truck to drive up the mountain. With protest of my girlfrind, I drove up the mountain and it worked great. Love that car.

[@Admonitor_]

First snow here in bavaria, germany today and man snow and the RS3 goes together so well lol. Love my little 5cylinder frog (it literally has the same color as cermit the frog lmao). Edit: There is a quite well known clip of a (I think grey) RS3 sportback pulling a semi-truck through snow, you need to look it up, this is literally the best sounding winter "recovery" Ive seen on youtube. That 5 pot pulling that truck literally gives me chills everytime I see it.

[@silverva]

Audi calls it "Avant" :). Greetings from the snowy Estonia. Proud owner of 4 audis currently (Q7, A6, 1973 100 Coupé S, 1997 S6 PLUS AVANT ). Got jump leads, tow rope and shovel in the back every winter :D

[@tonycasey3183]

I live in the UK where we don't deal with snow very well - basically, an inch of snow brings the country to a standstill. Hell, if somebody leaves their fridge door open overnight the schools close! But, anyway, we had our first snowfall of the year a couple of days ago - about a centimetre - and with thoughts and prayers we survived! I am always impressed with how other countries are prepared for and cope with adverse weather. Basically we have NO adverse weather for 99.9% of the time. It's almost never too hot. It rains but rarely torrential. It gets cold but rarely below about -2 or 3°C. We do get some high winds but hurricanes and tornadoes inland are almost unheard of and, as a sixty year old man in the north of England, the last REALLY heavy snowfall that I can remember, that persisted more than a few days was probably 1984/5. Hence, as a nation, we are always unprepared for the white stuff!

[@saxon-mt5by]

North Midlands of England here - we had around 6" of snow two days ago; that didn't stop me going out in my twenty-year-old two-wheel-drive Hyundai! My most memorable achievement in the snow was towing a Land Rover out of a ditch... with a seventy-year-old Austin Seven 😀

[@tobimael]

bern, switzerland here - we had our first snow today. not like just a small layer, more like up to 50cm on the plateau where most people live. caught us a bit by surprise, my drive home from work today was 3h instead of 45mins… :)

[@motropolit]

😅 we have snow since yesterday in Zurich and some BMW drivers still with summer tires caused a bit of a traffic jam a bus driver told me today 😂

[@Sandwich-008]

In germany we had a little snow and my m4 comp got stuck😂 but a audi a4 saved me🙏

[@DexMaster881]

So just to clarify something. First Quattro is an amazing system. And deserves its praise. To the limits of its realistic capabilities. Second European Trucks if they are LOADED will not get stuck, unless you are going up a very steep hill and\or are very stupid. These are all unloaded and they can't get traction. Because an Unloaded trailer has Most of its weight in the back, when you try and pull it, it lifts the rear Tractor wheels, making it worse. So it's common for cars in Europe to try and help, because you don't usually need much, it just needs help taking off from the spot. Third, apart from many Normal Audi drivers, there are some (quite a few) fanatics that are kind of obsessed in Showing up Mercedes and BMW. They would go out of their way to " help" them in need, and although everyone wins, the motivations are quite rank. It's to show superiority. Sad part is Its never BMW x-Drive (not that it's that great) or Mercedes 4matic. It's always 2-wheel drives with shady winter or summer tires in the snow. So take it with a spoon of salt. There are Videos of Mercedes, and BMW doing the same things even with 2 Wheel drive cars. For example 190 didnt get 4matic: kzbin.infoNp6iAI1kGz8?si=LH_yszWFe_IYhhTv And W124 did: kzbin.infoD2YG5G5WDSs?si=QcSOAQNeqtyigYEv and kzbin.info/www/bejne/sHPEnoiqhLFmjtk

[@richardtrickett803]

I'm from 🇬🇧 and we have just had first lot of snow and been loving it in my A4 b7 avant quattro ❤. It doesn't have any issues with snow in fact it excels itself lol 😂

[@suburban5257]

In the middle of Germany there have been beautiful thick snowflakes today. With my VW T5 Multivan I have already got stuck a few times (2WD), but with my Seat Ibiza 1,9L TDI (2WD) I have already worked my way through snowy mountains where Audi Quattros had got stuck 😂 every time to kneel down, as everyone wonders where the Ibiza comes from😅

[@OtagesBringthemhome_NOW]

Do you change your tyres in winter to Special winter tyres?

[@JohnRoberts-pt8cu]

The last one is an Audi A8, a beautiful looking car. You can have like an executive with a longer wheelbase and full of extras and costing a ton of money. They used to have the W12, and now the big V8, both super smooth, went to a wedding in the back seat, just WOW.

[@Crushonius]

12:36 first audi a8 v8 engine quattro i think that is a 4.2 litre and was the first car with aluminium chassis absoluely glorius car also comes as an s8 variant and a a8l version which is long wheel base version roughly 5 inches longer than base

[@philipsparrow7977]

Great video mate. We've had our first snow fall here in the UK.

[@MrMohaba]

Hello from norway, we have had the first snowfall here in south of Norway. Also i’m driving an Audi A4, only front wheel drive, but it gets through deep snow as well. I’ve always loved Audi because of its capabilities in the snow, also good cars to drive. Love your videos, keep it up

[@baramuth71]

It's not just the car alone, the right winter tires for the time of year also make a big difference. And as you can see, you won't have any problems getting through heavy snow.

[@SaturnV69]

I have owned a few Audi quattros since 1989. The first one I owned was a 1986 5000 Turbo quattro, which was equipped with a 5 speed manual transmission, no automatic transmission was available. I went through quite a bit of harsh winters living in Mount Kisco N.Y. The Audi 5000 Turbo quattro never became stuck, to be honest, I did put the Audi in full lock mode , meaning locking the center diff and rear diff when the snow was getting very deep. I believe the 1991 Audi V8 with the 5 speed manual had a great quattro system because it had a center torsen diff and a rear torsen diff and did very well in a big snow storm in rual Pennsylvania many years ago. During the late 80's and 90's the Audi quattros were a rare breed, and were pioneers in AWD. Now car manufacturers are producing cars with AWD are much more common.

[@TH3L3G3ND]

it has snowed over here in the UK in the past week

[@SideKickStudios]

Dude, I've owned a couple of Quattro's in my life, both the silver A6 you liked and the A8 'long' wheelbase you liked more. Both were V8 4.2L fro The early 2000's. Having driven countles of cars and 4x4's, i have to say, nothing goes like the quattro, aside from specially lifted and dedicated offroaders. Quattro truly is something out of this world. Incidentally, both of the cars you liked, are generally regarded among the best-looking body styles of Audi, ever made, so your intuition just confirmed this claim 😊 If you live in an area with frequent seasonal snow, I'd absolutely recommend 2000-2004 A6 Quattro wagon, you'll never want to get rid of it. And if you do check them out, avoid the 2.5L turbo diesel, it's the least reliable engine, works great when it does, but is notorious for all kinds of typical issues. The 4.2 gasoline one is the best. The most important thing however with them, is you need to be strict with regular maintenance. If you do, they are very reliable and last well, skip a beat and they'll be a series of nightmare repairs.

[@JachuJustyDriver]

I used to own an Audi A6 C5 2.4 V6 Quattro with an automatic. It was a BEAST. Snow, mud, sand, it went through everything unfazed. My region has a very little snow nowadays, but one time, when snow hit really hard, everyone (FWD and RWD) was driving 20-30 km/h and guys with quattro were driving 50-60 km/h no problem. We were even flashing and waving at each other, because we were driving at normal speeds, and other folk were struggling 🤣

[@Renee_R343]

This really gets me into the mood to go drive my S4 in the fresh snow we just got. Su much fun. 4.2 V8 Quattro with a manual. Happy days.

[@svenolaf5215]

Watching from germany, we had a little snow two days ago. :) Was really fun to get my Audi RS5 going, and overtake all those "Loosers" who are still driving on summer tires or are slowly starting to panic because there is a tiny bit of snow. :) Love your Content. ;)

[@dirklatham1045]

Had a few of quattros and they are beasts, even as a sedan or wagon. I had an A4 2.5 TDI V6 Quattro and regularly pulled 2wds up hills no problem. And torque from idle.

[@Toolo559]

Greetings from finland! I just today snow drifted a 4x4 1.9d vw passat with a big turbo. Man it was a blast! what I understand the tech is the same as in audi a4 quattro. Also keep up the quality content!

[@bluescan92]

Live in Norway, Love my A8 D3 Quattro! We just had our first snow this weekend =) That Audi that you rightfully said reminds of a Crown Vic was an Audi A8 D2 ;) Beautiful cars !

[@borutsiraj6086]

I'm the owner of a '22 A4 Avant 40TDI Quattro S line Mild Hybrid, the car rolls on the Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 in the winter and Continental SportContact 7 in the summer and it's literally unstoppable.

[@kohlenstoffeinheit5298]

In the bavarian forest years ago three Audi 80 quattro pulled a big 40t truck up a 1,000m high mountain in the snow on curvy roads. They were lined up and pulled so hard together that they even teared one of the three towing ropes apart. The trucker bought them a new one. I drive an A6 in winter xD Unfortunately without quattro, but in the bavarian low lands we have just a few snowy days.

[@CaptianInternet]

Before I forget. I would love to see a truck guys reaction to the Q7 - Especially the W12 6.0 Twin Turbo Q7. That Engine itself is worth a video.

[@joeaverage3444]

12:35 That's an Audi A8 from the D2 model years. The D2 was built from 1994 to 2002. This particular example looks to be from before the 1999 facelift, as it has no chrome trim below the front bumper. Many of these cars had a 300-hp, naturally aspirated, 4.2-liter V8 gasoline engine. All wheel drive was optional for the D2, but very popular.

[@tomsspons3644]

The a8 long version is beast 🔥

[@sidewalkere]

Watching from Portugal and it's mostly summer tires year-round around here. Most places don't get snow at all. But about once in 5 years my hometown gets 3 days of heavy snowfall, tho. I was there for one of the last ones, got to drive an old Clio (a small underpowered fwd french shitbox) with skinny tires and that's when I found out that skinny tires are really great in the snow as I was getting around a lot better than most.

[@gamerslogic6910]

9:28 this is the Audi A4 B5 Allroad, some drivers still use this car but some of them replaced it with a newer one. Greetings from Germany :D

[@madkuya9862]

I Love Snow. I am leefing my existence behind in untoucht Nature. I just love that feeling.

[@jakubbarica4322]

13:00 its A8 or possibly S8 D2 gen 1994-2003 i think, engines were used from 2.8 128kw to 4.2 265kw and even one 6l W12 engine with 309kw. My friend used to have one with the 4.2 engine and it was an amazing car

[@billysastard8779]

Old A8 is a beast. I like late 90s clean nice design.

[@iwishuwerehere]

France, Paris here. First snow all day today.

[@MrCaprinut]

Southcoast of Norway here. No snow here yet. I once pulled a Nissan Patrol out of a snow ditch with my Ford Capri. Only had kobby studded tires and LSD diff.

[@Mr.Asianpanda]

*I am from Switzerland & it just started snowing today…!!! [FINALLY] 🇨🇭😍❄️⛄️*

[@ManuelB1904]

Thanks Ian, this just might be the motivation I needed to finally get my Audi 200 20V back on the road. Many years ago, I used to do some donuts in the snow with that big old behemoth. Was a lot of fun and it really gets you hyped. It has the 220HP turbocharged Inline-5, a manual 5 speed, and the original quattro drivetrain. No digital shenanigans back in 1990. Doesn't get any better than that. The ones you saw in the video are not quite old enough for my taste, they don't make them like they used to. Still, this definitely has rekindled something now. The last one is the first version of the Audi A8, still a decent car for sure even though it came after Audi's decline in quality of the mid 90s. Anyways, thanks for this one. I have a feeling I'll get into some wrenching very soon :)

[@gar6446]

Audi engines sit quite forward so maybe that helps in snow. A bit like the original mini which had the engine sat above the front wheels and fwd. They were great in snow for their time. Good fun too !

[@DengMam]

Over a decade ago, at the Rock am Ring festival, we towed a RAM 1500 out a ditch it slipped in with an Audi Quattro stationwagon.

[@donallmccrudden4812]

Got some snow here in Ireland last night, about 10cm or 4 inches. I rescued some people in a 1955 massey ferguson today, its rear wheel drive, so it was fun:)

[@mariom.9472]

I am watching from Germany, the Rhine-Main area near Frankfurt to be precise. I own some of the older Audi Quattros Audi V8 3,6 automatic from 1988, Audi V8 4,2 6-Speed Manual from 1993 and a Audi 200 20v from 1989, and yes the have towing capability (2100kg for the V8 with the Westfalia towing hitch and 1600kg for the 200 20v with an aftermarket towing hitch, on my collection of Audis) they are fun to drive especially the 200 20v with some small mods can go sideways on dry tarmac and all of them as well in the snow. If you keep them well maintained they are really reliable too. (Its getting more difficult to get some particular parts) The 3,6 has 476000 kilometers, the 4,2 has 389000 kilometers, the 200 20v has 373000 kilometers, my daily Audi 80 has 157000 kilometers on the clock, respectively. We had today for 20 minutes some snowfall in the late afternoon. 13:04 It is a Audi A8 LWB Facelift, i assume, it has Xenon Plus Headlights and the rear half looks longer. Starting at a Petrol 2,8 V6 (174PS) to 3,7 V8 (230PS) 4,2 V8 (299, 340 {S8} and 360PS {S8 FL}) to 6,0 v12 (420PS) Diesel 2,5 V6 (150 PS) and 4,2 V8 (320 PS {not sure}) Greetings from State of Hesse.

[@stanislavczebinski994]

13:10 That's an Audi 8 from the late 90ies (here in Germany, usually called "Audi A8" like it says on the rear - but the "A" is for Audi) with a V8 engine - probably S8. They are quite big - but quite light due to being all aluminium (see: Audi Spaceframe). Their passive safety was excellent for the time - but it's (relatively) small on the inside due to the doors being very thick and the 4WD system taking a lot of space. They're quite reliable and solid (significantly better than the new stuff) - only the (most common) automatic transmission has a tendency to break.

[@helmutkoohl8652]

the ride on the skijumpingplace was to convince ferdinand piech and the other chiefs to build this car. before, they knew nocthing about the ingeneers goal, because they did the time before all things very secretly 😂the new 2 years old differential works better than ever before, so these movies show the older ones. like always, a good video. here you can see how important the sensors from audis torquedifferentials are. and yes, zhe last was an audi A8 L, longer version, with 4.2litre V 8, normal with 360 hp, or it's a S8, with 450 hp. greetz from germany, mates.

[@janovlu]

Watching from Norway and the first snow is here. I enjoy my BMW sideways these days.

[@Pety91]

Most of the europeab A4/A6 have the 3.0 V6 TDI engines, that thing has a lota of torque and great power output with decent consumption, great for towing ;)

[@rasmuswi]

Stockholm Sweden here. We got our first snow today!

[@markwilkie3677]

We got ours last month although mainly on higher ground. There is a storm forecast here for Saturday which is expected to drop a lot of snow. It was -11 here in NE Scotland on Monday night.

[@terryallen5328]

I live in the UK and I owned an Audi A4 Quattro for 7 years and had it fitted with Michelin Cross Climate tyres. It was brilliant in all of the UK weather conditions especially with those tyres on it. The Quattro system is great on its own but the tyres make it even better. Will never be fitting summer tyres on my cars again in the UK.

[@arnedendooven3972]

In Belgium, West-Vlaanderen (western province of Flanders). I awoke this morning (november 22nd) and looked outside, everything was white. Not because that it had snowed in the night before, but from the frost after a frozen night.

[@Erebos-nn4kj]

The Audi at 12:50 is the A8 L. It's a little bit longer, for more space between the seats in the front and in the back. It also has "only" two very comfortable seats in the back, with massage funktions and an option to set them in a sleeping position. And many other optional stuff

[@thorstenkurafeiski1845]

That Audi at around 8:52 without a front license plate is probably from the US because front license plate are mandatory in the EU.

[@TheKaukas]

In Lithuania we had 1st snowstorm today. Many, many car accidents happened. I even seen 3 accidens my self today.

[@miafranlund6982]

Watching from Stockholm, Sweden. We got our first snow yesterday, about 5 cm.

[@seanthiar]

Years ago I've seen a Suzuki Samurai (Suzuki SJ) 4wd pull a semi up a hill in the snow - It looked hilarious.

[@baumi-metal9123]

makes me remember when i towed a truck with gasoline out of the deepest mud with my Unimog 1 (i guess it had only 55 HP). It was back in the army and our gasoline supply truck had only normal tyres and got stuck in the mud in a wood. That bloody Unimog was almost older than ME haha...almost! Greets from Germany!

[@matsv201]

3:30 we had more snow than that in.. freaking may. It was so much it was half way up on the side window of my wife 208... i manage to drive 4 km and got stuck when i get out in the sun and the snow was a bit softer.

[@nevian]

Northern Sweden. Blizzard over the last few days. Took the 1986 Audi 100 CS quattro to work this morning.

[@Dizzy473]

Here in the UK we had "the beast from the east" a few years ago, basically a LOT of snow. I was about 50 miles away from home (social thing) got a call early in the morning "better get home it's snowing hard". Audi TT 2.0 TDI Quattro got me home even when roads were closing and some were blocked due to stuck cars , lots of hills all the way. Should add it had decent tyres on it as well. Was snowed in for the next 2 weeks, probably could have got the TT out but didn't really trust other road users. I was kind of stunned just how well it handled the snow and ice....so much so that as I type this I have an A5 3.0 TDI V6 Quattro parked outside.

[@Daniel-Deveraux]

Audi quattro, killing it since 1980 ...

[@eagle1de227]

Watching from Germany. Had our first snow today in the black forest !

[@azminek7154]

The hour you posted is when the first snow of the year started falling in my town. And it was snowing all night and the previous morning for 12hrs.

[@jncg2311]

quattro is proper. My favourite was a 1985 coupe quattro, before they had torque sensing differential but it had vacuum operated lockers from the centre and rear diff on the dash so if you wanted you could make it into a very capable off-roader, ground clearance permitting. Still have that car, awaiting restoration. One thing about a lot of the videos here in snow is that these cars will be fitted with proper winter tyres, not M&S nonsense but real snow tyres, that counts for a lot. My last 4wd car was a BMW 330d X drive and with winter tyres on it I was forced by closed/ gridlocked motorways and main roads to drive through the peak district (northern England) in deep snow past stuck SUVs for a whole day trying to get home to Scotland, it was superb in those conditions.

[@elmurcis1]

When you grew up in area with lot of (relatively) Quattro's around, this looks so natural to see them going through snow =))

[@constucticons]

I have a S5 since this summer. Cannot wait until the snow. :D

[@iveswidmer1027]

Just snowed today. I am living near Zurich Switzerland

[@marcelmuseler6697]

I love my Audi TT Quattro in snow (and summer) 😁

[@hackbyte]

Watching from Lueneburg Heath, Lower-Saxony, Northern Germany. ;) We had our first snow 2 days ago. ;)

[@torbjornjohansson6284]

From Sweden and got our first snow where i live pretty far south, driving a VW Passat R36 4wd and lots of power. Perfect as a snowplow, it kind of low.

[@AHVENAN]

We've got a crapton of snow over the past two days here in southern Finland, started on wednesday with wet slush and after about 12 hours it got colder and turned into actual snow, it's been snowing nonstop now for almost 48 hours, the forecast says it should stop later on this morning though, it's currently almost 2:30 am. I've lived in Finland my entire life and I can NOT remember a single time where the first snow hit this hard, usually it's just half a day and then it's all melted again

[@petebeatminister]

Northern Germany here - yeah, the first snow is forecast for today, possibly 8-10 inches. The first snow fall is always interesting on the road, when people are not used to it yet.

[@IEH-m9n]

Great video again. Snowed here today in Germany between Kreiensen, Holzminden and Altenbeken.

[@vinniamsterdam700]

"Who needs a tow truck anyway!!!" It snowed here this night, but it's never that much here in the Netherlands but it does upset the traffic.

[@KecahirEdits]

Hi, Audis are really impressive and I would like to have one myself one day. It already snowed here in Czechia. Great video.

[@hanswurst2490]

You should take a look at the old, original commercial of Audi Quattro!!! Was a trick, but tells you, what's up, when german engineers are working.

[@leozkuu]

we had first snows about a month ago here in Finland! Now we have about 50cm snow. Quattro would be for use rn

[@thestonegateroadrunner7305]

The A8 in the clip was the first model from the 90s. But seriously: nothing could be further apart than an Audi A8 and a Ford Crown Vic. Most A8 had and have a V8, some a W12, few a V6 Diesel.