Winter Is Almost Here- Forget Towing Capability, What Are The BEST Trucks In Snow And On Ice?

Agent You Great Lakes Bastard, and you love RWD? LMAO!!!! Im just messing with ya, man!!!


Anyway, Im going with he Audi Q5 AWD, Tuscon AWD, Merc ML AWD, Id even take a AWD Venza for a try in shit weather. Any 4FWD GMC Truck.

I Really want to see what a Mazda QX-7 or a Subbie B9 Tribeca would do.

My Boss owns a Sorrento AWD, its a tough truck, so Id go with that too.

— HyundaiSmoke (View Profile)

Posted on 10/29/2009 12:14:36 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: -8   

I think that the best in snow would be a xc70 or a subaru outback. Eventhough they are cars.

— laurent (View Profile)

Posted on 10/29/2009 12:30:59 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: -7   

You get a $400 snow plower so you don't have to blow 40K on a guzzling truck just to plow through that 4ft of snow the plow trucks left behind. Then you drive your AWD bimmer with decent all season tires like there wasn't even snow there.

— Badgewhore (View Profile)

Posted on 10/29/2009 12:36:14 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: -6   

The Hyundai has to be a touch truck in snow. The Little Accent is a tough hardscramble snow car. That thing with its rally background is made for the snow.

Agent your Merc can do that, come on. If Top Gear can plow through good sized snow drifts in the Audi, It probably can push through the 4ft snow drifts.

If its hard compacted snow, the lighter the SUV you might also be able to get over it with chains, or even something as primitive broken down boxes.

It Sounds silly, but ive tried it in desperation once.

— HyundaiSmoke (View Profile)

Posted on 10/29/2009 1:58:47 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: -5   

I own both an 03 F-250 6.0 and an 06 G55. Neither are capable of getting stuck in the snow from what I can tell and I live in Colorado. I've driven these things through snow that makes a plow out of my grill with no problems.

— Threepoint1415926 (View Profile)

Posted on 10/29/2009 2:55:11 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2   

I'm sorry but the Denali rules all the European garbage on this site. I don't care how bias you are with your BMW or Mitsubishi or whatever garbage you want to throw at a real winter vehicle. I love all the stupid comments of these stupid people on this site

— american_made (View Profile)

Posted on 10/29/2009 3:54:55 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: -1   

Toyota Land Cruiser is the real deal.

— 528i (View Profile)

Posted on 10/29/2009 4:32:19 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

I see Audi's, BMW's, etc. being listed. Are you really going to take those precious molded bumpers that hang so close to the groun through piles of snow?

Let's not forget approach angles when tackling a snow bank as well. For me there is only one. Get a Jeep, a Liberty, Grand Cherokee, Wrangler and I'll be set. It's the only one I've seen on the road and not in a ditch in all my years of driving. My father has taken his 03 Grand Cherokee Laredo up to Maine in 3' drifts and 2' on the roadways. I'm totally convinced these cars can't be stopped.

Of course anyone who drives like a moron in snow is bound to mess up something. You know the guy in the Civic or Elantra doing 50 on the highway cause the road was just plowed, not realizing the road is still slick cause he needs to momentum to get up the next hill. The guy who apparently likes to pass while barely having any control on the wheel. There just as dangerous as the guy in the Tahoe who does 70 cause to them AWD/4WD is from the gods and unstoppable.

I'll vouch for my 05 Matrix XR AWD in that it has not been stuck in upwards of 7" of unplowed snow. Of course I was practically plowing the street with my bumper at that point and my car is by no means a deep snow driver. But it has gotten me up nasty hills, around sloppy corners. And the most satisfying is when you have to merge or exit and go through the leftover plow slop, being able to do that without sliding gives me that much more confidence.

I still try to leave work a little early to avoid all the people who rush to get home before it gets bad out, maybe find a parking lot on the way home to do some AWD donuts in :-) But lucky for me I park in a garage at work so the car stays clean while the snow falls outside.

BTW, get yourselves a Sno-Brum if you haven't yet from Angelguard Products. They are the best thing to get snow off your car quick, I give them out as gifts lol.

— Whelan (View Profile)

Posted on 10/29/2009 7:37:28 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 3   

Oh, and if we are talking TRUCKS, then I would pick a Chevy Silverado or Ford F-series. Either way throwing some sandbags or blocks in the bed over the axle help immensely.

— Whelan (View Profile)

Posted on 10/29/2009 7:38:46 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 3   

There is a guy running around here with a Carrera 4 with a snow plow attached to the front. It takes your breath away. I would like to try a Tiguan 4Motion. It intrigues me as a possible winter sled. The traditional trucks can get you moving but they sure don't connect to the road once underway.

— Icebreaker (View Profile)

Posted on 10/29/2009 8:55:57 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: -1   

Probably the Ridgeline would be best on snow and ice. The VTM-4 is a nice setup.

— Invisible (View Profile)

Posted on 10/29/2009 9:12:35 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: -2   

Putting a plow on anything but a Wrangler or pickup or anything smaller than a Suburban is ghey. Smaller SUVs were not made for such weight up front and have fun in a few thousand miles when your transmission and shocks go to ****.

— Whelan (View Profile)

Posted on 10/29/2009 9:18:11 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 0   

From experience, Wranglers are NOT good in deep snow. Don't weigh enough. In College, a friend had one; I had a Ford Explorer. One night we were out during a midwest blizzard, plowing drifts. Multiple times I had to tow the Wrangler out w/ the Explorer. A couple times, I'd cruise through the drift first, buddy would follow and still get hung up. We both had Good Year Wranglers for tires. Sure, Exploreres are crap for off-road, but winter driving is much different. The Cherokee & GC are good in un-plowed snow due to weight, just as the Explorer was good.

I'm not saying the Explorer is a good snow truck, just comparing to the Wrangler.

On ice, an Audi quattro(torsen) followed by a Subaru will be king, IMO. Hardly trucks, I know.

— Shredmo (View Profile)

Posted on 10/29/2009 9:56:20 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: -3   

Toyota Land Cruiser.

— cs4444 (View Profile)

Posted on 10/29/2009 10:37:54 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2   

i drive my m3 in snow every year... just slap some on good tires (dunlop wintersport m3 tires in this case) and your good to go...

— rudeboiM3 (View Profile)

Posted on 10/29/2009 10:38:55 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: -5   

Any Land Rover product.

— tmoney1188mit (View Profile)

Posted on 10/29/2009 10:55:32 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: -2   

My dad has a Lexus LX470....the same as a land cruiser that is kind of like a pig in the snow compared to his old 1996 GMC Suburban....BUT FOR DOMINANCE our Jeep Wrangler Rubicon with BOTH Front AND REAR Locking differentials is unstoppable in the snow...nothing I MEAN NOTHING stock can beat this truck because we have true off road tires...the only thing that can come close is a Mercedes G550 but it's tires are not knobby enough...no other cars has locking FRONT AND REAR DIFFERENTIALS STOCK...NOTHING NOTHING NOTHING

— pennfootball (View Profile)

Posted on 10/29/2009 11:03:10 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: -3   

I love my 6.8 F-250 in the "big snow". Ice is a different animal, but it does hold it's own there too.

— fourmccs (View Profile)

Posted on 10/29/2009 11:48:01 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2   

VW Touareg.

Was the best, most reliable car in snow. Use to drive it in two feet of the white stuff.

If I had air suspension I can only imagine what it would have been capable of.

— Agent00R (View Profile)

Posted on 10/29/2009 1:11:55 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: -1   

Land Cruiser, Land Rover, Merc G

— Caraficionado (View Profile)

Posted on 10/29/2009 1:55:53 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: -2   

The title says TRUCKS.

Do people at Autospies have a problem with vehicle classifications? For instance, there is a new thread about "sports cars" and the contenders are a 4x4 SUV thingy, and a 5Door sedan thingy.

— Invisible (View Profile)

Posted on 10/29/2009 2:51:47 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 3   

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^Seriously!!!^^^^^^^^^^^

people are saying crap like m3's and a bunch of other prissy cars that would get demolished in a 4 foot snow drift. get an old f-150 for 500 bucks from craigslist, pack the bed with sandbags, and blow through that snow. an old ford explorer would work great too.

i would love to see you guys take a new suv through a 4 foot snow drift, let alone an m3! metal beats plastic.

— shui3000 (View Profile)

Posted on 10/29/2009 4:08:02 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 5   

AH WHEEL DRIVE HEEL-BILLY TRUCK!!!!!!!!!

(Banjo then plays)

— HyundaiSmoke (View Profile)

Posted on 10/29/2009 10:02:58 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: -1   

I'll take My Land rover Discovery II, though I am sure there are others that can do as well when it comes to snow. Really it comes to ground clearence, tires and the 4wd system itself. An American truck would jsut sit there and spin one front tire and one back tire while the two tires with traction would just sit there and do nothing except on the newest pickups and SUV's. GM and Nissan offer a rear diff locker, and most now have traction control that works with the 4wd system. Now where the Land rover would win is in the rough terrain covered in snow were the suspension travel would help overcome the uneven terrain.

— 85bmw745i (View Profile)

Posted on 10/30/2009 1:16:53 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 0   

TRUCKS!!!! not these silly SUV's you call trucks!
The best vehicle in the market right now, STOCK, in the snow is the jeep wrangler rubicon, hands down. I had a modified 1997 jeep wrangler that could go through anything!
Most of these sold called "trucks" you fools are posting dont even come with decent tires! They come with road tires and people think they are invincible! not so much.
I cant wait to see all of these POS Lexus SUV's stuck again in the Chicago winters and I fly by them on the roads in my RWD 335i. Ya, I got snow tires and thats why I dont need AWD in the winter. its all about the tires.

— 2ndbimmer (View Profile)

Posted on 10/30/2009 10:28:45 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1