Here in Eastern Washington State we usually get plenty of snow and my AWD Ford Explorer handles perfectly in the mess.
Thanks! As does my AWD MB with studded Gislaved snow tires. I live at the top of a very steep hill, and can usually get up it during icy or snowy conditions when many others can’t.
If I was in the market for an affordable winter vehicle with excellent reviews specific to wintertime driving conditions, I’d be looking at a Subaru Outback. In the Consumer Reports link on my previous post, Subaru took the top 3 spots out of the fifty-three AWD/4WD vehicles tested for winter driving conditions. If you put some snow tires on one of those, I think it would be very hard to beat.