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It seems that, since one of the recent FW updates, there is now a "snow mode" on Teslas, which activates automatically when slip is detected. From comments on this video by Bjørn, on dual motor versions it "now uses both motors at around 55/45 power distribution for several minutes after it...

So I've taken a look, and in fact the US VW configurator is completely different to the Swiss one. US configurator is more streamlined, the models have much more comprehensive standard equipment, and cheaper than Switz. Also, looks like here you can only have AWD if you get the GTX version.

Which of these are standard equipment, and which are upgrades? Is the price of these upgrades factored into your cost comparison (genuine question)? Where I live (Switzerland) it does not. Indeed, when trying to compare like-to-like, the Model Y might actually be cheaper here than the ID.4.

Last week I had an interesting case: staying at a ski village which was about 700 vertical metres above the valley floor, with the car unplugged. With cold winter conditions, over a few trips I drove down to the valley floor both with and without running the climate long enough to warm up the...

Good question. I suspect it was mainly the latter, that I was permitted to apply extra torque.

My experience trying Off-Road Assist on a snowy car park was that the reduced traction control definitely made the car drift a lot more when cornering, as compared to regular mode when it barely drifts at all. Quite entertaining, but because of this personally I wouldn’t use it on, say, a...

I was recently able to test our our MYLR on snow, which is fitted out with winter tires for the season (Continental WinterContact TS 860s on Gemini wheels). As for some of the others posting here, I found it handled impressively well – I had to push very hard to unsettle it. However,my...

Regarding Ionity in Europe, be careful not to believe all the hype. From what I can see, as a network it remains undeveloped in many parts of Europe (and expensive!). I recently travelled from Switzerland to England and back in our MY. With the Supercharger network this was straightforwards – a...

Concerning the sloped hatch, and to some extent the narrower opening, this is the price you pay for improved aerodynamics and the class-leading efficiency this helps bring. Compared to our last family car, which had a similar total cargo volume but all in a single box-like space, I actually...

Thanks all for the replies. In the end I went for the Continental WinterContacts, mainly because the efficiency rating was better than for the Pilots and Sottozeros. So far most driving has been in good conditions, where they have been nice – efficiency seems equivalent to the summer Hankook...

Soon I shall need to order winter tires for our LRMY, to get through the wintry season here in Switzerland. For the 19" Geminis, I have a choice of the following: 1. Continental WinterContact TS 860 S 2. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 3. Michelin Pilot Alpin PA4 Does anyone have experience on how...