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Snow isn't the problem so much as ice. I tried a test once during a severe freezing rain event a few years ago when we had four cars.
-- Nissan Maxima got around okay. I'd give it a grade of C+
-- Nissan Pathfinder 4WD was a disaster, skidding everywhere. Grade that one an F
-- Toyota T100 Pickup (2WD) was also bad, but not as bad as the Pathfinder. Give it a D
-- Easily the best of the bunch, perhaps oddly, was an AWD Dodge Caravan, both for braking and traction. At least an A- if not flat A
-- Nissan Maxima got around okay. I'd give it a grade of C+
-- Nissan Pathfinder 4WD was a disaster, skidding everywhere. Grade that one an F
-- Toyota T100 Pickup (2WD) was also bad, but not as bad as the Pathfinder. Give it a D
-- Easily the best of the bunch, perhaps oddly, was an AWD Dodge Caravan, both for braking and traction. At least an A- if not flat A