I rented one and it drove just great on the autobahn from Stuttgart to Baden-Baden. The next day, we had 5-7 cm of snow and I could barely control it. It would not stop well at all, I slid into a traffic circle at low speed and almost caused an accident. The forward traction was very poor- it would barley go up a small hill.
What is your experience?
My E39 5 series is the very worse car that I have owned in the snow. It will not get up a small hill and has trouble moving forward at any stop and go. I have seen many other owners have the same problem with this series. Only the M5 was offered with a limited slip read end in the E39 series. I’m not sure about your model.
The other days where the weather is good, I really enjoy the car.
5 Responses to “Are BMW 5 cars hard to control on snow? What is your experience?”
I had no problem with the one i was driving
Must have been your driving technique
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Mine handles horribly in the snow with performance tires. Since I live in Cleveland Ohio I purchased some snow tires and rims and put them on every year and the car handles great.
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Maybe it’s very different to what you’re used to driving.
Are you used to driving in snow?
I’ve always found the brakes on BMWs to be excellent, but they still obey the laws of physics.
You didn’t turn the stability control off, did you?
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Owned BMW 5 series for 10 yrs
My E39 5 series is the very worse car that I have owned in the snow. It will not get up a small hill and has trouble moving forward at any stop and go. I have seen many other owners have the same problem with this series. Only the M5 was offered with a limited slip read end in the E39 series. I’m not sure about your model.
The other days where the weather is good, I really enjoy the car.
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All RWD cars will handle poorly in snow if fitted with performance tires (like BMW’s stock tires).
It’s just down to the question of physics. If there’s no traction, no amount of power or smart technology will change that…
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