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Just watched some guy discover to his apparent surprise it's possible to drive a "sports car" (Miata in this case) in winter conditions. We drove MGB's year 'round, beginning from the late '60's, out of necessity. Semperit tires and away we go. Driven through blizzards over the Allegheny Mountains in those cars. This show EveryDay Driver featured a Nissan 4WD SUV and a Miata, they drove them through similar snow conditions and the take-away seemed to be what we've known for years; turn OFF all the fancy electronic traction control stuff and DRIVE the car. And that it IS possible to drive a sportscar in both summer and winter.
I guess there's an audience for the shows with people expounding on the "wonderful" tech features in modern cars, but in this case the conclusion is something a lot of us here have known for decades: a lighter car is no detriment to driving over snow-covered highways.
...and control is better left to the driver.
I guess there's an audience for the shows with people expounding on the "wonderful" tech features in modern cars, but in this case the conclusion is something a lot of us here have known for decades: a lighter car is no detriment to driving over snow-covered highways.
...and control is better left to the driver.