Yesterday was to the first test in snow and hte car did remarkably well with the WS80 tires. I am not sure what we ended up getting for snow but there was enough to make the roads...well...sporty. By the time we got to the fruit stand, on the way up to Truckee, the roads were not only snow covered but pretty slick. As we exited the check point, we excellerated to see how the traction was and the car moved out as if it was dry pavement, the traction control light didn't even come on. Heading up to where we exit, the 4wd pick up on front of us lost control and started fish tailing then went into the guardrail, this gave us the chance to test the braking and evasive manuverability and again flying colors. After work there was a few inched on the ground and coming up from B to C lot at Northstar there is a hairpin turn and as I tried to break the car loose, it moved a bit latterally but with a slight counter steer correction the car straighened out quickly. As we exited the parking lot, there was an Audi A4 that, I assume, didn't have snow tires and went straight through Big Springs Road into the woods. Either they were going too far, were improperly equipped with tires, just too dumb or any combination of the above but the Alltrack had no problem stopping and coming into the turn.
Mileage update, With 2 trips back and forth to Truckee along with some around town driving, I am averaging in the mid 28's for MPG and that is with the grippier snow tires on. I haven't been driving aggressively but not conservatively either. The blip to pass of the paddles are nice, and I would day that that downship capacity would not be used nearly as much if I had to reach to the shifter. If you are an Apple user, CarPlay is a must. Siri works as well as you hoped she would as far as understanding commands. The iMaps works seamlessly and the ability to send and receive texts is also very good.