subject: Five Cars You Need To Be Buying For Use In The Winter [print this page] Since it is that time of year that can prove to be nothing short of a nightmare for road users, you might not enjoy driving in the snow and on the icy roads, but if public transport is out of action and you need to get somewhere, it could be the only option that you have available.
Whilst a lot of the problems that people have with driving in the winter are due to them driving incorrectly and not taking into consideration the weather conditions, some cars generally perform a lot better than others in the snow and ice and the following five are some of the best cars that you can buy for driving during the winter months.
1. Toyota Land Cruiser - first introduced to Toyota dealers way back in 1954, the Land Cruiser is one of the best all weather and all terrain cars that you can currently purchase.
Tested before entering Toyota dealers by driving it around the Australian outback, an environment that many consider to be one of the most difficult to drive on, the Land Cruiser is the car of choice for many that live in environments where driving a standard car could be troublesome.
2. Land Rover Discovery - a range of Land Rovers that has entered its third generation, with production first starting in 1989, the Discovery is seen as the perfect middle ground between the all terrain Defender and the luxury SUV that is the Range Rover.
Providing comfort, stability and reliability all in one, great aesthetics were added to the pot in 2004 when the third generation of the Discovery entered production and took on several notable similarities to the Range Rover series of cars, something which was carried forward to the fourth generation of Discovery's in 2009.
3. Mini Cooper - you might not think that a car as small as a Mini - and one isn't four wheel drive - would be recommended on a list like this, but Minis are in fact one of the best cars to have in the snow and ice if you're not into large 4x4 vehicles.
Light and packed full of steering aids, such as Dynamic Stability Control (DSC), a electronic assistant that helps to reduce understeer, it look and performs as good in the winter as it does in the summer.
4. Volvo XC70 - the XC range of cars are Volvos answer to the calls for the company to make a good cross country cars and the XC70 is arguably the best in the entire range.
Regularly reviewed as being one of the safest cars to drive thanks to its standard features such as skid plates all round, you may think that Volvos are cars aimed at the older generations, but this is thrown completely out of the window when you realise you can drive normally in the winter in the XC70 than you can with most other cars out there.
5. Subaru Impreza WRX - having been in production for almost 20 years, the Impreza WRX is one of the most popular four wheel drive cars - not SUVs - to be on the market.
Known for their rallying victories, the Impreza WRXs may not be in your first thoughts when you think of a car for use in the winter, but try one in the snow and you'll realise just how great they are.
