Quote Originally Posted by zoom-zoom View Post
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.

the only time I run into trouble is if the snow is so deep that I am highsiding in it -