dseag2

We don't get snow here in Dallas that often, and when we do it melts quickly. However, we had a major ice storm a couple of years ago and I drove my GS F Sport RWD for miles to a hotel because our power was out. I was careful, kept it on the Snow setting and didn't have any issues. Quattro AWD S5's that I've owned in the past have skidded on ice.

AL13NV8D3R

I have driven my 2014 GS350 Rwd in the snow last year during snowmageddon when we had that ice storm and after that two days of blizzards. Everyone was stuck at home then and power in my neighborhood went out. I was driving home from a business trip and made it home safely thanks to my Michelin Primacy MXM4s they were a life saver and did well in the snow. 50% of your cars ability to get around in snow is your driving skills and the other 40% is your tires and the other 10% is your cars drivetrain aka 4wd, awd, fwd, and rwd. During the drive home i mostly see people with 4wd and awd get into accidents because of either bad tires or bad driving skills and or over confidence. Now if I can get home in one piece during ICE storm and blizzard on a RWD and All season tires then I think you would do fine. Just use your head accelerate slowly and give yourself plenty of time to brake. Avoid people with AWD and going 40MPH+ in the snow/ice because they are the ones that will ruin your day if they skid and ram into you.

Stylnhonda

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I think I just drive like a grandpa most of the time. I've never really had any issues with summer tires and below freezing temps. They can feel a bit hard at first, but they seem to warm up pretty fast after driving for a few minutes. Typically when it snows I like to go driving. It's usually a blast when your just playing around and not trying to get to work!

dseag2

Great words of advice.

Afrosheen

Drove my RWD F Sport once when we had days and days of snow and ice here. It was terrifying, and I'm very confident about driving in those conditions. Pulling out onto the street, which had 2 inches of fresh powder on it and slush underneath, at idle, the car started to pirouette before I even turned the wheel. Had snow mode on and everything. I learned that summer tires in snow is a very bad idea. I made it to my destination and back without issue but I parked it until more stuff cleared off.

In the past I've driven in worse conditions in a G35 sedan, 2 other RWD cars, and a dozen FWD cars, without issue. Maybe I should have waited longer for the engine to warm up because that high idle probably pushed me out.

Like Al13n said, it's 40% tires when it comes to winter driving. I may even bump that up to 60%.

GregCanada

90%. Good winter tires makes ice seem like dry pavement.

dhamp

I was also concerned about the snow (that turns into ice immediately here) after spending 9 hrs making my normally 25 min. trip home from work in 2014. For Christmas, I bought myself a pair of Thule K-Summit studded snow chains. Mind you, my former car was a Maxima with a set of Toyo high perf all-seasons on it and it did wonders in the snow. I was nervous about losing that capability, but couldn't find the right AWD that I liked.

GSHLNMTR

Another Georgia RWD F-Sport owner here running summers through the winter. I just bought the car in November, so the tires (Bridgestone Potenza RE050a) are brand new. So far I have had no issues. Lows have been in the mid 20s. When it's time to change the tires out, i'll likely put on Michelin Pilot Sport A/S 3 one size wider.