Quote Originally Posted by Irulan View Post
Snow tires. The new technology for studless tires made of super sticky winter rubber is amazing. The blizzaks we run on all cars are amazing; we'll never go back to studs. "All-weather" is NOT the same. Good winter tires are a worthwhile investment even though the first purchase will make you choke.
My Mazda 3 is, BY FAR the highest HP (by almost 40%), highest torque car I have ever had...but the first car I've ever had with true snow tires for Winter (Blizzaks). It is simply amazing how well it handles in snow. I have on occasion driven AWD (my MIL's Rav 4) with "all-season" tires and traction control and it couldn't begin to compare. "All season" really means all-season-if-you-live-where-it-doesn't-get-below-freezing.