It's a shame it doesn't have a snow setting but to be honest if you drive within the conditions it's fine. You can get the back out at 3 mph if you boot it on compacted snow but it's easy to recover.

 

It's all about the tyres. A decent set of winters and you'll be fine.

Some of my friends have a spare set of wheels with winter tires and just swap the wheels over when it starts to get cold.

 

I haven't needed winter tyres in 20+ years of driving. It's about driving to the conditions and knowing how to do it. See far too many just thrashing the crap out of their cars with wheels spinning like mad. Less is more.

 

Here we get some serious snow during the winter. I say its a welcome feature that is suppose to help you out of a tight situation.

In my experience it helped me where if I was a FWD I would be in a lot of trouble. I in general dont drive fast on snow and wet conditions but sometimes even on slow speeds car can drift, spin out due to ice and or specifics of the snow.
Quattro helps to correct the car back and it does it very nicely.

However like others said some good tyres will help a lot. Its all about choosing the right tires depending on where you live. If for example its raining more than snow then you need a tyre with better aquaplaning properties rather than snow and vice versa.

In short
Yes it helps a lot especially given the power your car delivers which is at minimum 184hp or 230hp. Ofc no system will help you if you are a dummy and floor it full throttle and do crazy stuff.

 

Tested (in Bavaria), despite being TTS does well thanks to quattro.

 

I haven't needed winter tyres in 20+ years of driving. It's about driving to the conditions and knowing how to do it. See far too many just thrashing the crap out of their cars with wheels spinning like mad. Less is more.

I'm the same as you to be honest, have never used winters but apparently once you've tried them you stick with them. I think it's the law in Germany to use winter tyres and also recommended by Audi. Read into that what you will.

 

Got a bit of a wiggle on in my MK2 this morning but it sorted itself out before I reacted.

The quattro is not the limiting factor, it's the ground clearance.

 

I just put two brand new Rainsports 3 on the front and at zero degrees plus slightly wet or mildly icy (no snow here yet) roads there is no grip at all. Dry is kind of okay, but I can feel temperature has a significant impact on them. Snow would be fun and driveable (carefully), but wouldn`t expect much grip without proper tyres.

 

I find it to be excellent in the snow as long as you don't get carried away. But only as good as the lorry in front of you :lol:

 

I find it to be excellent in the snow as long as you don't get carried away. But only as good as the lorry in front of you :lol:

Are those 19inch rims? If so I feel you man. They are terrible for snow and ice. Zero traction on the account how wide the tyres are.
Really hopping to buy what ever 17inch rims I can find and get a proper winter tyres on them. :lol:

 

After shaving the top layer of snow off my drive with my car, my MK2 has exactly 10cm of clearance, any more snow than that and you become a plow and it just covers your windscreen, and then before long, your wipers get jammed up and stop working.

I'm not sure how the MK3 compares to the MK2 in terms of haldex.

 

The q in the TT is ok, but not great esp when compared to the torsion system.
if you want unstoppable you need a 4x4 not AWD, but tyres make a huge difference - regardless it's much better the FWD all other things being equal.

 

As more than one poster has said 'it's all about the tyres'
It's not about the number of wheels that are driven, it's about the number of wheels that grip that matters, wither you have Quattro or only front wheel drive. Braking performance is also enhanced when the ambient temperature falls below 7C and really shows in snowy conditions. Definitely worth investing in a set of winter wheels and tyres to use between November and April.

 

I know these are Ford, but as most agree, it's the tyres that make the difference (see below). I have Torsen on my RS4 and Haldex on the S3 and TTRS. With winters they will all drive in deep snow but I beached the RS4 last year when I tried to drive through a foot plus of snow. Needed to get towed out by something with some clearance.

 

4x4 be it a manual or auto diff is better than AWD if you want no compromise best go anywhere in deep snow/mud, but as above you have to have the wheels touching the floor for anything to grip. So clearance is important.

https://www.bridgestonetire.com/tread-a ... snow-tires

 

Yeah, many times last year with my previous 16 plate TTS. It's OK if you take it easy, but doesn't afford you super human powers on ice/snow. You need winter tyres for that. But at least you can pull away on steep hills, unlike many front or rear wheel drive cars. Close to my house is one such hill, that idiots drive to the top of and then can't pull out - spinning wheels and sliding backwards. I wait for them to work out they aren't getting up it, then slowly drive up it, then pull away with zero wheel spin. Just don't think 4WD on a sports car with summer tyres is going do much for you if you don't drive sensibly. I always remember being overtaken in my RS3 by a Range Rover on a B road as heavy snow was falling - I was doing 30 in a 60 - Icame round the next bend, he was off the road, through some bushes and into a field. I checked he was OK, said 'serves you right' and left him to it :lol:

 

All in all the Quattro compliments and enhances already good set of winter tires.
I remember my first month of the TT I was in Wien. I was driving in their center roundabout which was intersected by multiple tram tracks. I lost complete control of the car because the tires made contact with the icy tracks during my turning while in the roundabout.

I started spinning my back end but the Quattro intervened very quickly and saved me from hitting an innocent car.
So yes its very welcoming. Plus it adds value during resale. The only option that does this legit.

 

This is the result of using summers in winter conditions

 

This is the result of using summers in winter conditions

True that. Some people also dont understand that the drop in temperature will also affect the compound and properties of the summer tyres during cold seasons.

Unless you live on Barbados or Dubai where its bound to be over 10degrees minimum. You will notice how the tyre acts differently regardless if you live somewhere where snow is not that common.

They have a law in Slovenia where if you live by the seaside (like I do) you are not obligated by law to by winter tyres if you are not going to leave the designated region (coast of Slovenia). If you only use the car in coastal part of Slo then its ok.
Still I see people crash and lose control because it still gets bellow zero sometimes and the tyres are just not ready for it.

 

All in all the Quattro compliments and enhances already good set of winter tires.
I remember my first month of the TT I was in Wien. I was driving in their center roundabout which was intersected by multiple tram tracks. I lost complete control of the car because the tires made contact with the icy tracks during my turning while in the roundabout.

I started spinning my back end but the Quattro intervened very quickly and saved me from hitting an innocent car.
So yes its very welcoming. Plus it adds value during resale. The only option that does this legit.

Not really sure that's what Quattro does mate...That's called stability control.