28th Mar 2011, 17:24
Very true. We have a mid-size front-drive sedan with 60-series tires. It is absolutely horrible on snow. It has ZERO steering control and is very dangerous. It just spins and plows straight ahead, no matter how the steering wheel is turned. The first (and ONLY) time I got caught in a major snow with it, I had to use the emergency brake to make corners, and got it home as quickly as I could. Both our rear-drive vehicles are much much better on snow. Our rear-drive SUV plows through deep snow as if it were on dry pavement.
28th Mar 2011, 09:29
Not true... again. A front driver will always have the advantage, as the powered wheels not only have the weight of the engine over them, they also steer. Yes, skinny tires will work better, but then again most Civics aren't running the same width tires as a Mustang!