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[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 5 points 1 day ago (2 children)

The fit is gaining a lot of popularity as of late

Is it any good in the snow? I think it might be dangerous in the winter due to it being lightweight

[–] mrgoosmoos@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

lightweight cars are fine in the winter. just get snow tires and drive well

source: drove a Tercel in the winter for years, did it later on with a Yaris as well

I dislike heavier cars because they have so much more momentum. hard to change direction with little traction and you run into things with more energy. little cars you can just spin the wheels, find some traction, and go where you're pointing.

[–] sudoMakeUser@sh.itjust.works 2 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

I drove a Tercel through many Canadian winters. It's lightweight but it's a 65/35 split, 65% of the weight over the front wheels so it really helps with traction. It did well in the snow.

[–] merc@sh.itjust.works 3 points 13 hours ago

Yeah, I had a Honda Civic and I think it was similar. Front wheel drive in a lightweight car with the weight over the front wheels makes it easy to drive in slippery conditions. But, it probably also helped that it had manual transmission.

[–] Sailing7@lemmy.ml 3 points 21 hours ago

Agree to the other guy next to me. Light cars are no bad in snow. Just wear winter tires. No all season crap.

And actually lighter cars sometimes are even better in the snow. They usually have thinner tires as for example a heavy suv. More pressure on thinner area. More space for snow and walter to flee towards.

Also because of the heavy weight of suvs and such such heavy cars are more likely to slidder. Just imagine a wet floor in a shop. Now imagine yourself as a kid sliding over it and how far you would go. Now imagine the same as an full grown adult - but with the same speed. You will go further. Wayy further.

Also if you have suuuper much snow under your tires - lets say you slided and went off the road into a field that has tons of snow.

Your small car wont weigh down in the snow that much. Making it not sink that much. Wich makes the chance higher that you will be able to recover/drive back to the road by yourself higher.

All around lighter car? Better for winter.