Today we received our first real "Snow Event" and artic temps so I had a chance to drive the new vehicle in the snow and winter conditions. My drive involves a couple blocks of residential and then ~12KM of mixed feeder roads, freeway and downtown core grid roads..
The Good:
- the heated steering wheel is awesome
- the heated seats are awesome
- the "max vent" feature is great when entering my downtown underground parkade to quickly clear the windshield as it fogs
- The handling is good, the grip is acceptable
- the antilock system is smooth
- the AWD functions well
The Bad:
- Stock tires feel really slick. I've always only ever run all seasons, but it feels like this vehicle could really use winters
- I had found since I bought the vehicle that the turbo gives a bit of torque steer, while one shouldn't be pushing the throttle on snow/ice hard there were a couple spots I needs a bit of gas to get moving and it was more noticeable as you slip a bit. I'm glad I had the 1.5, I feel this would be exaggerated in the 2.0.
- AWD has to be manually selected and is in a bit of an obscure spot. I've been in FWD since I bought the vehicle and I had to make a mental note to push the AWD button. The light is small and you have to look close to ensure it is engaged. I would have preferred something on the console with verification in the DIC.
I can imagine your tired of winter in Calgary, Alberta ! Hopefully the groundhog is right. I am in the Dallas TX area and it has been at least 20 years since we have seen this long of a stretch of cold weather. So we are all getting a good taste of winter. Let it be gone .....
Today we received our first real "Snow Event" and artic temps so I had a chance to drive the new vehicle in the snow and winter conditions. My drive involves a couple blocks of residential and then ~12KM of mixed feeder roads, freeway and downtown core grid roads..
The Good:
the heated steering wheel is awesome
the heated seats are awesome
the "max vent" feature is great when entering my downtown underground parkade to quickly clear the windshield as it fogs
The handling is good, the grip is acceptable
the antilock system is smooth
the AWD functions well
The Bad:
Stock tires feel really slick. I've always only ever run all seasons, but it feels like this vehicle could really use winters
I had found since I bought the vehicle that the turbo gives a bit of torque steer, while one shouldn't be pushing the throttle on snow/ice hard there were a couple spots I needs a bit of gas to get moving and it was more noticeable as you slip a bit. I'm glad I had the 1.5, I feel this would be exaggerated in the 2.0.
AWD has to be manually selected and is in a bit of an obscure spot. I've been in FWD since I bought the vehicle and I had to make a mental note to push the AWD button. The light is small and you have to look close to ensure it is engaged. I would have preferred something on the console with verification in the DIC.
Today we received our first real "Snow Event" and artic temps so I had a chance to drive the new vehicle in the snow and winter conditions. My drive involves a couple blocks of residential and then ~12KM of mixed feeder roads, freeway and downtown core grid roads..
The Good:
the heated steering wheel is awesome
the heated seats are awesome
the "max vent" feature is great when entering my downtown underground parkade to quickly clear the windshield as it fogs
The handling is good, the grip is acceptable
the antilock system is smooth
the AWD functions well
The Bad:
Stock tires feel really slick. I've always only ever run all seasons, but it feels like this vehicle could really use winters
I had found since I bought the vehicle that the turbo gives a bit of torque steer, while one shouldn't be pushing the throttle on snow/ice hard there were a couple spots I needs a bit of gas to get moving and it was more noticeable as you slip a bit. I'm glad I had the 1.5, I feel this would be exaggerated in the 2.0.
AWD has to be manually selected and is in a bit of an obscure spot. I've been in FWD since I bought the vehicle and I had to make a mental note to push the AWD button. The light is small and you have to look close to ensure it is engaged. I would have preferred something on the console with verification in the DIC.
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