Have you driven your xD in Snow/Blizzard?
#1
Have you driven your xD in Snow/Blizzard?
How does xD handle in Snow? I spent hours trying to find any information regarding snow driving in xD and could not find anything.
If you have driven your xD in snow please respond and rate xD's capability of winter road handling (especially want to hear opinion from xD owners from "Snow" states like Montana, Wyoming, Colorado....).
Here is the scale:
1 - Stayed at home, impossible to drive. I wish I never sold my Tahoe...
2 - Drove it once, will never do it again unless I really have to.
3 - Driving is possible!!! But it's scary. My Focus was better...
4- Climbs snowhills with little effort, plows through the snow if careful. Ocassionally gets stuck. (that's your average FWD car)
5- Drives like a champ! Never got stuck! Holds the road! Ocasionally skids. Feel confident driving my xD in any weather conditions. Just one step behind AWD cars and SUVs.
Please share your experiences. All I could find was the story of one guy from Chicago who said it kept skidding in snow and is worse than most FWD cars. Could not find a single positive review.....
If you have driven your xD in snow please respond and rate xD's capability of winter road handling (especially want to hear opinion from xD owners from "Snow" states like Montana, Wyoming, Colorado....).
Here is the scale:
1 - Stayed at home, impossible to drive. I wish I never sold my Tahoe...
2 - Drove it once, will never do it again unless I really have to.
3 - Driving is possible!!! But it's scary. My Focus was better...
4- Climbs snowhills with little effort, plows through the snow if careful. Ocassionally gets stuck. (that's your average FWD car)
5- Drives like a champ! Never got stuck! Holds the road! Ocasionally skids. Feel confident driving my xD in any weather conditions. Just one step behind AWD cars and SUVs.
Please share your experiences. All I could find was the story of one guy from Chicago who said it kept skidding in snow and is worse than most FWD cars. Could not find a single positive review.....
Last edited by MR_LUV; 12-28-2017 at 09:20 PM.
#4
OK, I live in Colorado and I have had my xD for one year now. First, I sold my Honda Ridgeline for the xD, so I had AWD before. My first snow storm in my xD was awful and I truely believe it was because of the tires. I have the factory Dunlop tires and they SUCK. I replaced them with some Dunlop Winter Sport 3D and what a difference. The factory tires made traction impossible and the VSC was always beeping at me. Once I replaced the tires, VSC was more difficult to activate and the traction control really helped. Overall, I never once got stuck with the new tires and the addition of Traction Control/VSC sealed the deal. Overall, I' m very pleased with the winter performance of my xD.
#5
Originally Posted by SLODEANIS
OK, I live in Colorado and I have had my xD for one year now. First, I sold my Honda Ridgeline for the xD, so I had AWD before. My first snow storm in my xD was awful and I truely believe it was because of the tires. I have the factory Dunlop tires and they SUCK. I replaced them with some Dunlop Winter Sport 3D and what a difference. The factory tires made traction impossible and the VSC was always beeping at me. Once I replaced the tires, VSC was more difficult to activate and the traction control really helped. Overall, I never once got stuck with the new tires and the addition of Traction Control/VSC sealed the deal. Overall, I' m very pleased with the winter performance of my xD.
#6
I drove a year with the xD in the snow (got it last oct) and there were no problems with an Auto with the factory tires and no VSC. If there was a lot of snow, I would place the shifter into 2nd gear to go up steep hills without problems. If you know how to drive in the snow, it performs like a FWD car is expected to perform, just fine.
#9
I drove my xD through a decent upstate NY winter last year, including an early-spring trip to VT. Worked like a champ! I'd give it a 5 on your scale - I never got stuck in it. Of course I have to give most of the credit to good snow tires - I think that's the biggest single thing you can do on any car. In my experience the ABS and VSC performed as advertised and were very helpful in the snow. There were a couple times where I had to go up fairly steep hills covered with icy slush - just about zero traction. I've never had VSC/traction control before, so it felt a little weird when the car kind of took over control. So the engine slowed down and it felt odd, but it worked! Just climbed right up the hills.
My only concern would be the ground clearance - if the snow is fairly heavy/dense, and significantly deeper than the undercarriage, the quality of your tires and traction control becomes irrelevant. If the car's frame is supported by the snow rather than the wheels, you're quite literally stuck.
But I don't have any hesitations recommending it as a good winter car, as long as you get decent snow tires!
Good luck,
Andy
My only concern would be the ground clearance - if the snow is fairly heavy/dense, and significantly deeper than the undercarriage, the quality of your tires and traction control becomes irrelevant. If the car's frame is supported by the snow rather than the wheels, you're quite literally stuck.
But I don't have any hesitations recommending it as a good winter car, as long as you get decent snow tires!
Good luck,
Andy
#12
I drove last winter with Cooper snow tires on my xD replacing the stock "3 season" Dunlops. The vehicle had excellent traction. If you must drive in deep snow, buy Snow tires.
Last edited by MR_LUV; 12-28-2017 at 09:22 PM.
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