2015 Audi Allroad vs Infiniti QX60 Mashup Snowy AWD Review in TFL4K 

All-wheel-drive test without proper winter tires. All season tires are just crappy all year long.

Why do you guys always test in winter conditions without the proper tyres?

Real is Audi A6 Allroad with 3.0 TSI 333Hp or 3.0 BiTdi 320 HP, but in north America there is only A4 Allroad.

I love these snowy reviews, great job as always TFL!

Roman, I think you underestimate how proactive the modern Haldex systems are. Even 10 years ago in my 2006 Mazdaspeed6, if you attached a volt meter to the electrical line to the control solenoid that activated the AWD, you'd find that the power was constantly varied based on driver inputs. Mild inputs produced mild torque engagement to the rear wheels. Maniacal inputs produced full 50/50 torque engagement even before there was front wheel slip. Mash the gas and you got full AWD activation whether the front wheels spun or not. Same deal if you threw it into corner at higher speeds than you should have. There were only two scenarios in which there was no power sent to the rear wheels: 1) when the car was in reverse, and 2) when the e-brake was engaged. Even just cruising on the freeway you were getting roughly 25% torque to the rear so the system was primed to send more in a hurry if needed. It's no lie that I'd prefer a Torsen system to a Haldex system, or even a simple mechanical-viscous 50/50 system like the old-school Subaru AWD system still found on their stick-shift WRX.... but if Haldex is good enough for Volvo, Volkswagen, Audi, Porsche, Lamborghini, and Bugatti, it's good enough for me.

Love the front end of the allroad

cutting power has nothing to do with CVT. Outback has CVT and it would rip that hill apart before giving up, granted traction control has to be off. Tires, then traction control and only then actual AWD capabilities kick in

I have my qx60 for 3 years now and we never had snow ....... well I'm glad i came across this video cause February 1 2021 drop almost 3 feet of snow on us (new jersey) and man my qx60 did its thing in the snow and as Nathan said I got sideways and some donuts in the snow 😅

My next daily driver will definitely be an Audi station wagon. I am leaning towards the allroad. The used market is good for allroads here in New Zealand. I don't need one I just want one. I love the way Audis look. They are just beautiful luxurious cars.

I'm not sure if I have missed anything, But i miss the tests where you guys took vehicles up the track passed the gun range, Those videos really got me hooked on TFLCar. Not keen on the race track stuff.But the reviews from press release etc are great. Plus thumbs up for 4K. Cheers Lads.

It would be interesting to see how these would perform with dedicated winter tires, rather than the all-seasons you used.

My last BMW 740il with the E38 engine had traction control that would cut power to the wheels on ice and the engine would cut out. I hated that. Had to turn off traction control to start moving in snow or on ice then turn it on once I got going.

5:30 Surprise surprise, the Audi is handicapped by useless "all-season" tires...

should have turned off the TC in the QX60 when climbing so the power would not be cut off

The infiniti may be a little pricey but it's gonna be a lot more reliable than it's German counterparts

Hey Roman and Nathan, great video! I was wondering if y'all could do a video on the Grand Cherokee in the snow, or off-road, but with the Quadra-Trac 1 4WD and maybe compare it to the other 4WD systems the GC can offer. I have a GC Altitude Edition, but it has Quadra-Trac 1, but going to college in Alabama, we don't get a lot of snow lol. Thanks! Just a suggestion

I'm with Nathan, Iove wagons as well.

Hey I had a loaner A4 2014 not too long ago and I was able to fully disable the stability and traction control on it. I'd assume since this is an A4 wagon that it could do the same. You just gotta hold the esp button and hold it for like 5-10 seconds. Who knows? Audi may have disabled that function for the allroad.

Another nice snowy mashup with these 2 clowns in cars with fucking all season crappy tires. Good job as always !

The Haldex systems on my Volvos are pretty much instantaneous, and slow witted human beings can't tell how fast they work. I live in the foothills in Colorado and have taken my Volvos off-road, and have driven in the worst Colorado road conditions, and Haldex works fantastic. Stop drinking the Audi and Subaru Kool-Aide. And power reduction traction control works great, but Volvo recommends turning off that system under certain conditions--deep snow and soft sand. But the point is, you can turn it off.

I think the qx60 should be called the qx70 and the qx70 should be called the qx60. the infiniti qx60 is bigger than the qx70.

I have the 2018 model. It's amazing how many improvements were made to this car after 2017. Better Quattro, better interior, better engine with more HP and torque and of course the virtual cockpit.

also the QX performance up the steep hill is consistent with my friend's experience up a steep snow covered driveway in VT, with Michelin latitude LTX during a ski trip my passat FWD and lowered, but with Nokian WRG3 (all-weather) fared better, and it's not a good hill climber in the snow. I was expecting to chain up but didn't need to

I had an older Allroad before and it was the best car I have ever had never got stuck was comfortable and just a nice car in general.

I live in Raleigh NC and I see both of those cars and every luxury car on the face of this earth! I see like 10 teslas a day several lambos is and rolls royces a week and etc

One of the best auto review shows..

in my opinion the allroad is better looking and preforming with appropiate tires

Me driving with all-season tyres :DDD Next time use real winter tyres like nokia hakkapeliitta :D

Nothing gonna beat AUDI😂😂

The Ford was better on the Hill of Death because it had more approach speed and tyres appropriate for the conditions.

Is the QX built on the Pathfinder platform?

So the $54k AWD QX60 spins the front right and rear left and that is all she wrote ... that just proves my point that AWD is just a marketing scheme.

In the snow audi allroad a6 3.0tdi, air suspension, studded wintertires gets you everywhere

Which video is from the beginning of the intro called where the Dodge Challenger spins out?

YOU GUYS ARE BATMAN AND ROBIN.

Have you guys reviewed a Volvo XC70?

Xdrive vs Quattro snow mashup in the future maybe? :)

Why didn't you guys test with more momentum up the hill?

Am I the only one that thought even before the actual review was made both already were leaning favorably on the Audi?

And that's why Quattro is the best.

Try a Subaru forester with snow tires. See if the shorter wheel base will help get up and over.

Oh I remember the bloopers to this haha. :D

I think that a car with a CVT should have set shift points . Like a transmission. Then a Eco mode, to save fuel economy when desirable.

I was watching until I saw that AGAIN TFL is testing cars in snow without winter tires.

My only problem with the audi design is the sloped roofline and hatch shape. This is about as impractical as it gets if you need to carry something boxy. Can't fit in much and if it does fit you have to careful not to break the rear window while closing the hatch.

ive never been to Colorado, it there snow all year round?

It is heaver and has a fantastic AWD system.

I own a JX35 (now named QX60) and considering that I have been driving it for almost 2 years now, it's a wonderful car. The suspension is really good, it's a very pleasant car to take on road trips, soft leather, many technologies that help prevent collisions, and a decent V6. I say decent because this is Nissan's V6 and not the Infiniti V6 you find the in the G's. I have tried the hill climb myself and you need a lot of momentum to get up on there. If Infiniti had put wider wheels it would have definitely made it up that hill. It's what I have done at least. None the less, very nice comparison video of the two cars.

nice audi a4 allroad, good watch in 4K

Cant find a car that could make it up that hill? you should see what i can do in my 05 a4 with proper winter tires.

To fully turn off traction control on audi Quattro u have to hole the tcs button for 5 seconds

seriously guys, what are you trying to find out with this video? i only see to older's playing like teen's in new snow....

Wish NA got the RS6 wagon.

so Roman likes Torsen based system. my haldex is 90:10 by default

Love it!

I am only at 1:50 but wow is the all road tiny or what..?

I bet my awd q50s would have no problem climbing to at least where the Audi was

If you test the cars, look that all cars have the same tires gyus.

Why deliberately stop the car at 6:00 when trying to go over the hill?

The a4 allroad never had air suspension

LIKE YOUR STUFF

many thanks for your videos! but as european - especially austrian - audi driver i do not know why you are complaining about the a4 allroad car price of about 48.000 USD?! the (nearly) same equipped car does cost about 70.000 USD here! us prices are "sponsored" (i hope this is the right word that meaning?) from all other european buyers! just compare for yourself and visit audi.co.uk or audi.at oder audi.de. you can not calculate the a4 allroad at the moment because the new modell is coming out, but it gives you an idea what we do pay here for such cars. and this is not only a "gift" of audi, it is the same at volskwagen, porsche and so on. one other sample is the gift you all did get from volkswagen, audi and so on because of the dieselgate. in autumn 2015 you did receive about 500 USD? WE in europe did get NOTHING! so please to STOP complaining about prices of such cars - because WE in europe are helping you us guys buy such cars! many thanks ;-) and by the way, how ridiculous is this infinity SUV... LoL

Hey guys, which one would you recommend for better and more fun to drive compared with ACURA MDX SH-AWD same model year?

Should of turned off VDC going up the hill, it won't cut power to the wheels!

Nice Daewoo shirt!

This is a A4 based Allroad, and it NEVER had air suspension, unlike A6 based Allroad which always has had and still has air suspension.

No, you can’t use that tires, really. All Audi’s use v shaped winter tires. To bad you can’t get air suspension but you can buy the 2.7biturbo limo on air suspension.

huh the allraod here is a 2.0 TDI

The Raptor could of made it!!! Don't be afraid of a little scraping!!!

You guys are great lol

When it comes to euro cars and Roman, I can't take anything seriously. He is so biased towards Euro cars .

You could have made it in the Raptor, you still had clearance to make it over the hill.

Why not test the Hyundai Santa Fe

Don't need a short wheelbase Wrangler for that. C'mon now.

Sorry but really not same car to compare !!!!! Plus… no winter tire?????????

Please... Only the jeep Wrangler? I`m sure the Outback could make it

Tires make the difference... Snow on ground means REAL winter tires

If they would have gunned it the shocks would compress and the bottom of the car would take a big hit

Worse winter test I ever saw, I want my 16min of my life back.

Quattro is no longer a full torsen

I have a 2001 CR-V with real time all wheel drive, and it's perfect

I bet you the Range Rover could make it over that hill!

Why are the cars so cheap in USA?!?!?

Understeer, understeer, understeer. XD

TURN OFF TC on QX60 and you would of made it up there no problem.

211 not 220

In the infiniti zit a kinderstoel

OMG I'm going to keep my Subaru Tribeca. I was thinking about trading my car for QX60 LOL. These two cars are a slop. Thank god I didn't buy them.

lan rover rr

I own a qx60 in Connecticut as of October 1st 2019 and this is a damn lie. I have Celsius tires and this is a lie I take off traction control and I'm fine these mfs want peeps to buy an audi

I think every Audi below $40k-50k has the shitty haldex awd system plus Audi is not all that reliable even if you are willing to spend.

Infinitis will always be Japanese Buicks to me. I've never seen one or been inside one that seemed any more special or sophisticated than a Buick. Nissans are garbage while Infiniti is just dressed up garbage.

Nissan > VW

These guys bash infiniti all day. This is NOT even the QX60 luxe awd model its the front wheel drive. You can tell by the badging. Don't tune in, they are dishonest.

am i crazy or this vid is a repeat?

Come on drive the dam car.

Сравнили жопу с пальцем. Этому ниссану до Ауди как до Китая раком.

Infiniti looks like its melting not a good design

Yeah, my sister has one of those Infiniti 60s. She actually should have a minivan for all the crap she carts around for her family outings.

Wait, if there is a baby seat in the back then who is the father? lol