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We got dumped on this morning in Toronto (still snowing as of this post) and I had to get up this morning to go get gas in the car at Costco (I go in the morning as I am in no mood to wait in line for fuel if I go later in the morning or aftn. lineups at Costco for fuel is a total zoo during the day and evng).
Anyways, this was pretty well the first time I was able to drive the car in the snow and it was pretty neat. My Michelin Xi3's had excellent grip in the white stuff but I was able to kick the tail end out around turns if I feed in a little excess power (sending some torque to the rear wheels).
I played around in an empty parking lot after getting gas then went for a drive on the highway (not plowed) still able to do about 90/100 kms/hr with full control at all times.
I'm sure my Suzuki SX4 would do the same thing but the snows on that car are a few years old and I do notice that car being a little dicey now in the white stuff, with new tires it should be just like the CX.
From a dead stop the Mazda just takes off barely any wheel spin at all (next time I will try it with the TCS off).
I am impressed.
Tony
Anyways, this was pretty well the first time I was able to drive the car in the snow and it was pretty neat. My Michelin Xi3's had excellent grip in the white stuff but I was able to kick the tail end out around turns if I feed in a little excess power (sending some torque to the rear wheels).
I played around in an empty parking lot after getting gas then went for a drive on the highway (not plowed) still able to do about 90/100 kms/hr with full control at all times.
I'm sure my Suzuki SX4 would do the same thing but the snows on that car are a few years old and I do notice that car being a little dicey now in the white stuff, with new tires it should be just like the CX.
From a dead stop the Mazda just takes off barely any wheel spin at all (next time I will try it with the TCS off).
I am impressed.
Tony