BMW M3 Competition 4WD vs 2WD Winter Test

The BMW G80 M3 Competition xDrive can switch between 4WD and 2WD, so I put this to the test in heavy winter snow. Doing launches, 0-100 km/h test, and a slippery hill start!
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Winter tires: Michelin Pilot Alpin 5

[@larsen7024]

damn, the difference between 2 and 4wd is way bigger than expected. great video

[@sebasromero2505]

In snow is like day and night, but in great conditions is not that different.

[@alf3071]

because there is little weight on the back wheels I think

[@IV-A]

Hes giving it full throttle without tc of course its not going to grip. 4wd is really good, but tires make bigger difference.

[@rangerover06sc]

​@@IV-ABut has good tires and 2WD is comparatively terrible

[@sitahada]

i love how bentley driver watched when u perfectly sliding

[@Mechadondada]

Bentley Schmentley

[@BlackMight533500]

3:13 how beautiful snow flew off the wheels

[@hassyg4083]

yeh prob damaged the rubbers on the linkages

[@spirikon6657]

Your using waaay to much throttle for it to be a good comparison. Cool to watch you drive in the snow non the less.

[@mpc007]

So cool they finally developed a 100% switchable system.

[@Glocktavius_the3rd]

This is nothing new. They’ve been having this system on American trucks for awhile now

[@CarsGarage]

Awesome vid 😀

[@faYte0607]

That is a beautiful color. Looks awesome in the snow!

[@dulalg18]

Man, def one of the best video out there for Gx platforms lol

[@minigiant8998]

i was in puerto rico last week and saw the most beautiful IOMG m3... really sparkled in the sunshine!

[@zizoclever]

Finally someone tested this. Always wondered 🔥

[@allseasons765]

I am no expert but I'd try to not start with full gas on snow. Once tires start slipping they actually grip much less than when not slipping, that applies to any surface. That's why starting in 2nd gear is recommended in snowy conditions to lessen torque and decerease likelihood of tires starting to slip

[@anno1602]

Seriously lol, the guy in the video just floors it and wonders why 2WD doesn't get any traction...

[@tremell7559]

Thumbs up for the effort of the cameraman!

[@M3ANDER]

One of his low paid employes - or why do you think he's got fingers like a piano player?

[@fatbikedad384]

Cool test! The incremental gain is way bigger than what other journalists lead us to believe! I’ll not be pulling the trigger on that i4 e40 and keep my 440 x drive. Thanks!

[@izacah85]

What a beautiful video!

[@kris14]

Great editing and video quality!

[@matthewbonciu7622]

Awesome test

[@kleyton99]

Great vid! Buuuuuut, let's not pass by that very nice Bentley CGT passing by :)

[@colinoxenham6124]

Breaking news: 4wd bests 2wd in snow! Jokes aside, cool comparisons.

[@alnilam8048]

Where was the jokes?

[@colinoxenham6124]

@@alnilam8048 Sir, I was making a joke.

[@frenek5678]

@@alnilam8048 where is the news, that 4wd is better than 2wd in snow or slippy ground ?

[@dazauto107]

4wd gets you to the scene of your accident faster in bad conditions 🤣

[@Matt-ji9ft]

Breaking news turning traction control off on a 500 hp vehicle isn't going to drive very well in the snow...

[@Homobikerus]

On my F30 xDrive the traction mode also chances the launching in the snow completely. So I feel like it's not exactly a comprehensive comparison, it's not only the number of wheels that's important. I do love those 4wd donuts though - I remember how ecstatic I was when I learned the car can practically lock itself in the perpetual rotation around its own center axis! Awesome feeling!

[@okuliarerayban9481]

Great test thanks

[@michawu4401]

What a great video. Thanks for sharing

[@Buttaknife]

I have one of these. Although I hope to never be in this situation, I'm glad it can handle it if necessary.

[@honza2755]

Amazing video! Can you do something similar with 4WD sport?

[@ilgatto7327]

The G80 M3 can do subzero temperatures as well. I drive my 2 WD G80 a couple weeks ago in temperatures of -38C with no problem at all.

[@Paranormal_Code]

Ugh BMW colors are so 🔥 🔥

[@MasterslayerG]

Looks fun, nice ride.

[@franktitas7539]

👍cool Video BMW M Forever!

[@audegottoeaudegottoe363]

Have à Wonderful New Year's!// thanks

[@_Philip_.]

you are very smooth on the gas heheh

[@Alpeueli]

I Love my Subaru.

[@marcoticci]

Great video great car

[@mikkdoo]

Really nice!

[@darknight_king]

wow! next m3 dyno 2wd, 4wd plz

[@ishannage248]

would you take this or your F87 on a snowy day? But not this snowy, more like the day in the F87 video from 2 weeks ago

[@JustMartO]

amazing car

[@vladimirgaranin9563]

Where are the money from ?

[@dimmacommunication]

Have you tried the Wagon version? do you like it?

[@donnierion9347]

Great comparison video. So many people say RWD is perfectly good in snow with winter tires... and it "can be" depending on the circumstances, but this really shows how superior AWD is overall. And once you mod the G8X platform, the first two gears become worthless unless it's 100 degrees out with sticky tires and you roll into the throttle.

[@Chris-yt1nu]

I have an M550i with X-Drive and have never got stuck in snow. I didn't know I could switch from 2 to 4. Is X-Drive the same as 4 wheel drive? Very good video, thanks.

[@rudyjeon3226]

such great having fun ~~

[@spicyone]

fun video thx

[@oguzhanolmez8711]

great video brother keep doin that sh

[@forceawakenn]

good vid thanks

[@kentao4]

This is the only reason I’d want and automatic m3… although I think they need a manual xdrive

[@vintagetriplex3728]

Cool. The real wheel drive BMW M3 has a 4wd as if it is a pick up truck. I never thought that would be in a sedan.

[@lorangaross6337]

Это было достаточно интересно. Спасибо.

[@Killer315ss]

4:15 Nice Bentley Catching

[@samiwasti8400]

Those tires must suck. I drove in the same amount of snow in my Michelin Pilot sport all season 4’s and they seemed just as good if not better. I also have an M3C Xdrive

[@zhousam3540]

0-100 2wd in full snow road and 4wd in cleaned road?

[@wangchong4113]

are they on winter tire?

[@Matt-ji9ft]

Are we really doing this with traction control off on a 500 hp vehicle?

[@user-mj2mx2mu2j]

Сравнительный тест хороший, но резина не подходит для такого количества снега, она больше для европейских зим

[@akbar-98]

BMW FOREVER 🇩🇪 🇩🇪 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@cars2drive298]

Lucky you 👍😜

[@frederickyan]

This is expected without any suprise. But the one who get the 2wd is just for the fun side.

[@Lotto-channel]

운전실력 좋네요

[@InnaB58]

This video is a great comparison! I thought you had to run studded tyres in Estonia during the winter months ? Or are these the studded version of the Alpin 5? I had great fun many years ago in a Volvo xc90 on studded winter tyres in Estonia -25c!

[@thebimmerbros]

Non studded, because there are no studded tires available at these sizes.

[@adrianmurray6600]

All wheel drive, not 4 wheel drive. Big difference and it's important that people don't confuse the two. I see it confused the most in the UK where actual 4 wheel drive vehicles must be a rarity (other than Land Rovers, I guess.) Maybe the Brits don't do much off-roading? Because the difference is profound once the terrain gets rough.

[@Vnfx]

Really good driver, and very very nice test, but i still prefer audi's quattro

[@yarikstuntrider]

*Good*

[@Osajunior90]

4W

[@fred1873]

Even so I love 2 wd mooreee!!

[@abdelhackim1006]

ty

[@sgrulido]

in almost all parts of the world when it's winter there is no such snow so I would call it "heavy snow test" ;)

[@gabrijeldarojkovic3255]

Try when is ESP on

[@mob1235]

and 4wd sport?

[@andrejnaumovski8622]

Were you running traction control completely off in 4WD?

[@feignit]

Based off the cluster lights, it says stability control is disabled.

[@DemirMT]

New M models has changed the range , they are more capable able can do lots of things . Go on track days , drift around , do winter hillclimbs , change to 2WD or 4WD use it in winter they are crazy . new M3 Touring is also incredible saloon model doesn't have any difference while driving . comparing to G80 . M'2 G87 is also very fun in steering/size factors. Gxx Are pretty much all rounders......

[@Michael-MiB]

Sehr schön! Dieses Video liefert mir den Beweis. Ich fahre mit Xdrive eben doch besser. Rallye-Style sieht einfach doch cooler aus.

[@ICEcoldNordicc]

As michelin x-ice snow user the alpine 5 is horrible tyre in snow and ice

[@HH-g80]

why tc=1?

[@pussyassbreast7611]

Would like to see a comparision between 1 wheel drive and 3 wheel drive please 🙏

[@partymaniac8877]

M 4WD insane!

[@user-km5tj6et4o]

Looks like fun! I have driven RWD cars in light to moderate snow with winter tires for many years (E46 M3-> 1st gen Cadillac CTS-V-> E90 M3). Works OK much of the time but it's not ideal. I just moved to a '24 G80 M3 X-drive myself and decided not to get winter wheels and tires (est. $5000) and to drive it only when the streets are salt free. While I'm sure it would perform quite well as you've demonstrated, I have another winter vehicle that I'm more comfortable subjecting to the harsh conditions. I just want to point out that driving this car in 2WD mode for comparison doesn't necessarily equate to driving an M3-competition non-X-drive unless you are particularly careful about the traction and stability control settings which may need to be off or partially off to put it in that mode and then may compromise snow performance compared with other RWD cars.

[@thebimmerbros]

Thanks for the comment. Nice move you made :) And you are right about the 2WD. I can't enable traction control in that mode. It's not a 100% fair comparison, but seemed like a fun video to make. I always wonder why don't people just buy the winter tires and swap them on your wheels? Been doing that for all my cars. Costs like $50-60 to swap all 4.

[@user-km5tj6et4o]

I've always had dedicated winter wheels + tires which I've swapped myself 12/1 and 4/1 each season (usually in a square setup 1" smaller than stock rims). For my past vehicles I've found that winter tires were not available for stock rims so there wasn't an option to just change the tires. Also, I've been told that mounting/unmounting isn't good for the tires when done repeatedly and they may scratch your rims each time they do it. I'm impressed you can get it done for that price. I've been charged $30 for each when I mount new tires. @@thebimmerbros

[@Aizman87]

2wd is good enough 9 out of 10 times and it more fun to drift imo. 4wd is only for the practical needs. I have driven only rwd for 18 years now here in norway with zero problems. its more about the driver than anything. a little momentum and u get up almost anywhere you need.

[@jessecrwn]

100% agree. I am now with my rwd M140i in Lapland in Finland and I am really surprised how capable it is. I haven’t been stuck once and there is a lot of snow here. I run Hankook Icept 3 winter tyres and have a LSD.

[@Aizman87]

@@jessecrwn sounds like a lot of fun👌🏻

[@minigiant8998]

well the m3 xdrive can be RWD or AWD. best of both worlds.

[@jessecrwn]

@@minigiant8998 yes definitely!

[@lastlondon]

Now try a 911 c2 in same conditions ; pretty sure it’ll match or beat the BMW’s AWD time.

[@andreasarras3084]

Mammutis keegi päeval mölisema ei tulnud? :D

[@fatphoca5009]

Why would you ever spin your wheels and rev so hard in the snow anyway? At least drive normally if you want to do a test.

[@tigri4901]

Exactly this..... Result would be so much better if throttle control was good.

[@Vorobushek86RU]

Nice!)))

[@hassyg4083]

the underside of that car will be damaged from the donuts in the snow. just having snow tyres on can make a different without need for 4wd

[@TheMicky12345]

maybe also learn how to drive in snow ;) way to much revs, you make the wheels spin when totally not wanted, do the same test with as low revs as possible, there will still be a huge difference, but this is just showing off with sounds... I'm more of a Quattro man :) BUT great vid! and i love the sound hahaha thanx for sharing!!!

[@marcelocastellani]

I guess when the car is in 2wd (rwd) mode the traction control action is intentionally diminished to make the car sportier. That’s the reason BMW puts a rwd option in a awd car, so you can make things like drifting. That’s why the performance in snow is so worse with rwd mode.

[@danila9099]

Красивый цвет

[@xdbxlsilvio3681]

stock exhaust? I just ordered my m3 last week. What Exhaust do you recommend?

[@minigiant8998]

the m3 LCI comes out in july lol

[@xdbxlsilvio3681]

@@minigiant8998 i know, but i like the pre LCI more. I already had a hard time getting to like the big screen instead of the regular tachometer and idrive screen.

[@thebimmerbros]

Congrats :) I have the valvetronic equal lenght midpipe installed. It removed 2 cats and OPF. I daily drive this, so it can't be too crazy loud for me. No drones or annoying noises on the highway, but amazing sound on the sportiest setting.

[@Bozacar]

Be gentle on the gas it will grip better

[@AleksanderAleksandr]

Красивый автомобиль.

[@N57D30Andre]

👍👍👍

[@raitpajundi556]

Pilot Alpin 5 ju lääne euroopa lamell, mis meie talves paras prügi. Miks päris talverehve ei kasuta?

[@miikael000]

Väidetavalt sellises suuruses naelrehve pole.

[@erijonjetishi]

Bmw the best

[@christianbayerstein5243]

4 Wheel drive is a must for a 500 hp car. Anybody who orders the 2 wheel drive is ridiculous.

[@dazauto107]

Yes, 4wd for traction. 4 season tyres for safety in winter.

[@petermolnar3862]

The front wheel drive always better!

[@rpdrpd4153]

It’s probably safe to say most people don’t drive their M3 Comps in any type of snowy weather

[@mihaiceclan9849]

How can 2WD be faster on 0 - 100 than 4WD in snowy conditions?🤔

[@dazauto107]

Snow tyres?

[@manuelpaul6824]

can I please ask what the colour is

[@thebimmerbros]

It's called Isle of Man Green Metallic

[@brabusizm]

Dude, try to very soft press on accelerate. You will impressed.

[@xaero18]

is it stock exhaust?

[@thebimmerbros]

Valvetronic equal lenght midpipe installed. That's all.

[@evolution6970]

поставь зимнюю резину

[@alexeivoloshin5984]

You need better tires and be easier on the gas pedal.

[@em-f83]

パイロットアルペンは思ったほどグリップしないというのが良く分かった。

[@wethead-moto]

DSC was off, compare 2WD with just DTC.