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<blockquote data-quote="Vanguard2001" data-source="post: 189268" data-attributes="member: 4459"><p>Hey winter drivers! Sunday here in Ottawa was -8C with the aftermath of 2" of rain, .25" of freezing rain and about 2" of snow on Saturday. I had to go to the local big mall in Orleans for a Christmas gift return. As luck would have it, a very big area of the lot was completely empty and had not been plowed. All I could see was a playground for my baby! Passers by must have thought I was a fool or they were envious. Had a lot of fun trying to do full donuts in Weather, Sport and Track but I was too chicken to try full off stability. There was enough space to get up some straight line speed and jam on the brakes while pulling the wheel hard over or steering through imagined obstacles; I am impressed with the stabilitrack nanny controls. The Michelin Pilot Alpins have good traction but respect is required when turning into snow. The front end feels like my old 65 Beetle with rear winters and front summers - plenty of understeer to manage but very controllable at the right speed. This is my first opportunity to play in the snow since having the winter tires installed and it was highly instructional.</p><p></p><p>Another comment. The Stingray handles very well on slushy and snow covered roads. The residential streets in my community were not plowed on Sunday and the car moved easily through snow that was deeper than the clearance. Handling characteristics were very good, steering was predictable and braking was effective but with an expected increase in stopping distance. In the deeper snow, I used 2nd to pull away from a stop and often shifted from 1st to 3rd or 2nd to 4th to keep the revs low while maintaining torque to the wheels.</p><p></p><p>Bottom line is that there is no discernible difference than driving any of my previous RWD manual cars in the snow except for a super elevated attention to potholes. Here she is after the Sunday drive. By the way - those wheels are from Corvette Depot in Windsor - good people to work with.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]35157[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Vanguard2001, post: 189268, member: 4459"] Hey winter drivers! Sunday here in Ottawa was -8C with the aftermath of 2" of rain, .25" of freezing rain and about 2" of snow on Saturday. I had to go to the local big mall in Orleans for a Christmas gift return. As luck would have it, a very big area of the lot was completely empty and had not been plowed. All I could see was a playground for my baby! Passers by must have thought I was a fool or they were envious. Had a lot of fun trying to do full donuts in Weather, Sport and Track but I was too chicken to try full off stability. There was enough space to get up some straight line speed and jam on the brakes while pulling the wheel hard over or steering through imagined obstacles; I am impressed with the stabilitrack nanny controls. The Michelin Pilot Alpins have good traction but respect is required when turning into snow. The front end feels like my old 65 Beetle with rear winters and front summers - plenty of understeer to manage but very controllable at the right speed. This is my first opportunity to play in the snow since having the winter tires installed and it was highly instructional. Another comment. The Stingray handles very well on slushy and snow covered roads. The residential streets in my community were not plowed on Sunday and the car moved easily through snow that was deeper than the clearance. Handling characteristics were very good, steering was predictable and braking was effective but with an expected increase in stopping distance. In the deeper snow, I used 2nd to pull away from a stop and often shifted from 1st to 3rd or 2nd to 4th to keep the revs low while maintaining torque to the wheels. Bottom line is that there is no discernible difference than driving any of my previous RWD manual cars in the snow except for a super elevated attention to potholes. Here she is after the Sunday drive. By the way - those wheels are from Corvette Depot in Windsor - good people to work with. [ATTACH type="full" alt="20200112_135858RC.jpg"]35157[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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