I am not getting much on responses on Rennlist so I thought I would try here. I am a long time P-car owner living in the Northeast. I am considering moving into a used Panamera or Tesla as a daily driver year-round. My budget isn't such that I can get into a new Panamera AWD hybrid, so I am left to consider an S E-Hybrid (likely 2014 or 2015). I am attempting to determine if this is an option for me or if I need to go with a Panamera 4S or D-type Tesla. There are some posts on my questions but nothing definitive - so I ask the following from those with direct experience:

How is the RWD with snow tires (not all-season) in snow?
Is it correct that if I drove approx. 16 miles to and from work (e.g., less than the 20 before gas kicks in) I could travel solely on electric only?

Thanks in advance for your response -

Jeremy

 

You won't get anything approaching a 20 mile range in the winter. Depending on the condition of the batteries, expect 10 to maybe 12.

High torque, RWD, steam roller rear tires, modest ground clearance... Terrible combination for winter use. My wife's has All Seasons and it stays parked if ice/snow is forecast.. Proper snow tires would improve the margin of safety a bit, but nothing will turn it into reliable winter transportation, IMO.

 

Many thanks Ace10! I was afraid that the RWD would be a problem in the winter.

 

I spoke to a Tesla owner about his car in the Canadian winter and he says he looses about 100km (60 mile) in distance, that’s considerable.