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Noelkuck , Great post ,I live in Michigan and was thinking the very same thing . I look forward to the replies.
Winter handling is largely dependent on the tires. OEM Tires will be marginal at best. Look for tires with the mountain snowflake symbol for best handling or a dedicated snow tire.
My first front wheel drive was a '69 SAAB. Followed by a '74 SAAB, an '80 Chevy Citation, '2000 Civic (still have it), 2005 Sentra, 2010 Pontiac Vibe, 2015 Camry, 2017 RAV4 (kept it, too). The only time I got stuck was with the '69 SAAB, and that was entirely my fault. The only one that had anything but OEM tires was the Citation.
I live in Northeast Iowa, so I know about snow and ice.
If the Maverick can't hack it, I still have the RAV4 and the Civic.
If it's bad enough that I need snow tires, I'll just stay home.
I live in Northeast Iowa, so I know about snow and ice.
If the Maverick can't hack it, I still have the RAV4 and the Civic.
If it's bad enough that I need snow tires, I'll just stay home.
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Expect handling more or less like any FWD car. IOW, pretty good. Even better if you upgrade to better tires. Search this forum for excellent suggestions.
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Should be just fine for slow-and-steady on most roads, in normal winter conditions with the OEM CPC tires. Anything remotely extreme such as heavy snowfall on sloped driveways or mountain roads would be a no-go without a better tire. In heavy rain, the OEM tire hydroplanes easier with FWD, at least compared to my old Subaru. The good thing is the Maverick regen helps control your downhill speed. Even with snow tires, it's about staying within the limits of traction. I'll be running snows, but still driving carefully.
You should be fine. Hybrids are heavy and fwd, as long as you don't drive like an idiot you shouldn't have any problems.
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I have an xlt,fx4,AWD except for the scorpion tires I love the winter handling here in Massachusetts. I wish they would have gave me the Wildpeaks.
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Biggest thing to remember is while FWD (and AWD) can get going in snow and ice better than RWD, they cannot stop better. Many newcomers quickly find themselves in over their heads when they have to stop.
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I drove through a couple North Dakota blizzards with my 22 Lariat hybrid . It handled well going down the interstate with ice, slush and ground blizzards. The fiber wheel well liners held up. Had about 200 pounds of snow under it after thawing out in my garage. It is only front wheel drive but they can go through quite a lot with the right tires. Planning on replacing the stock Michelins with a better tire before winter. Any suggestions out there on tires? A neighbor swears by these.
BF Goodrich Advantage T/A Sport LT.
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Ford spec'd the Hybrid with light tires to provide fuel efficiency. 24 lb. Cont. Pro Contact and 25 lb. Mich. Primacy. Easier on the suspension too. The BF Goodrich Advantage T/A Sport LT are 29 lbs. I'm sure they're better in many ways but not as efficient.
I'm going to run Michelin X-ice on a steel wheel set for 3 months out of the year in Winter. It's 29 lbs as well. The rest of the year I'll run the fuel efficient lightweight OEM tire. When I finally go to replace the summer set, I'll buy the same or a similar fuel efficient tire.
With all the things Maverick, I feel like I'm not smarter than the designer. I try to change as little as possible. The problem you have is being so far North, Winter is longer than 3 months and it can snow early or late. I see many up North posters looking for that do-it-all tire. Seems like a trade off between tire grip and gas mileage/suspension longevity.
I appreciate your last line. I live in Minnesota. I realize not everyone has the luxury to not go somewhere for various reasons, but while certain car components (tires, for example) can minimally improve *your* driving ability in weather, if it's really that bad, stay home. There are still plenty of people out there who can still hit you and, of course, you can still make a mistake on the road, especially if you're more confident because you have "better" equipment for the conditions.My first front wheel drive was a '69 SAAB. Followed by a '74 SAAB, an '80 Chevy Citation, '2000 Civic (still have it), 2005 Sentra, 2010 Pontiac Vibe, 2015 Camry, 2017 RAV4 (kept it, too). The only time I got stuck was with the '69 SAAB, and that was entirely my fault. The only one that had anything but OEM tires was the Citation.
I live in Northeast Iowa, so I know about snow and ice.
If the Maverick can't hack it, I still have the RAV4 and the Civic.
If it's bad enough that I need snow tires, I'll just stay home.
We picked up our hybrid xlt in early Feb this year. I put a set of blizzak w90 mounted on xl rims as soon as we got it home. It does fine equipped that way. I did drive it from the dealer on stock tires through a bit of snow on the way home with no issues. We always run winter tires on our vehicles here in N NH. I've seen countless vehicles off the road up this way in the winter using all season tires.
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