chewbacco said:oops, wrong year...
the Audi S4 with the V8 is a great car.
The Audi AWD is rock solid.
For your location, I see the AWD as helpful.
The Acura TL is also a good value car. I guess the FWD feature of the TL would be okay in winter conditions. But AWD would be the best.
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Depends if you can use studs or not. I went places in the PA winter with my front wheel drive Buick Skyhawk with studded tires and past many AWD with normal all weather tires stuck in the snow or ditches. Studs however are now probably illegal.