Awesome snow performance

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(04-02-2012 11:11pm)Acwats Wrote:  Travelled back to Shropshire from stoke today (after watching Sunderland win again). The car was brilliant, I've never owned 4wd before but the Evoque was great. M54 and a5 both blocked so I used the back b roads. Felt a bit guilty passing people who were stuck but I didn't have time to push them all. Mine is on Pirelli Scorpion verde all season m+s tyres. Love it, if I'd have gone in the 5er I'd still be in stoke

I travelled back up north after the match too - the Evoque performed admirably (almost as well as the Lads) and never looked like getting into any kind of bother despite some of the worst conditions I've ever driven in.

(04-02-2012 11:11pm)Acwats Wrote:  Travelled back to Shropshire from stoke today (after watching Sunderland win again). The car was brilliant, I've never owned 4wd before but the Evoque was great. M54 and a5 both blocked so I used the back b roads. Felt a bit guilty passing people who were stuck but I didn't have time to push them all. Mine is on Pirelli Scorpion verde all season m+s tyres. Love it, if I'd have gone in the 5er I'd still be in stoke

Travelled back in snow yesterday having watched Stoke lose to Sunderland and referee. Evoque being delivered on Tuesday, probabley after tbe snow has melted.Had no problem in snow in Skoda vrs with Autosocs, left bloke in X5 struggling for grip.

At my LR Experience day the instructor explained that DSC is reduced when in mud & snow mode for the very reasons XFFTim mentioned. Not convinced you need turn anything on/off bar the mud/snow mode when driving in 'south-east snow'
Had a drive in it this morning and found it worked very well on the snowier roads.
NB wearing the 20" Michelins that it came in I.e. not snow tyres

I actually found my evoque easier to drive in deep snow this morning than the disco4. Just felt more nimble due to the weight difference between the cars. Very very impressed so far. Traction from the verde all seasons was fantastic mixed in with the evoques computers.

I'm impressed too. Took it down some narrow snow covered country lanes here in the Cotswolds this morning, really excellent and HDC is a marvel on stepp descents. Just set your speed and let the car find its way down.

Mark, I didn't realise you had the self steering option, thought that was only fitted to LR Experience models.

Ah yes, it's an undocumented feature! Seriously, the HDC is impressive, use the cruise control buttons to set your target speed and the car tightens as you enter the incline. Very impressed and more and more, the car exudes a feel-good factor when I'm driving.

(06-02-2012 10:58am)mark_n Wrote:  Ah yes, it's an undocumented feature! Seriously, the HDC is impressive, use the cruise control buttons to set your target speed and the car tightens as you enter the incline. Very impressed and more and more, the car exudes a feel-good factor when I'm driving.

On our LR Experience day we used the HDC on a muddy slippy track, although we slowed the car down to the minimum speed (5mph? IIRC) it just felt SO fast, the guy said that we should just trust the car!!!!

No snow up here in miserable rainy North Wales so haven't had a chance to try it yet, not that I am in a rush to!

Ali.

Anyone know what the snow setting on the AD actually does?