ice

Had my first experience driving on ice, last night. First snowfall of the season in Chicagoland. Had no problem on the expressway with a 1/2" of snow, but when I got off the expressway, the local roads were all ice. "Somebody" was too busy to spread salt on the roads. It was so bad, I crawled...

So a couple of days ago I was driving my 2012 through the parking area of our shopping center. I came up to a stop sign as I have many times before and it is icy as hell. Normally the ABS would pulse until I reach a complete stop. Not this time. This time it started pulsing (I was doing...

Had the Michelin ICE Series 2 (19") on my '12 RSpec. They were good winter tires, but nothing extraordinary. This series is no longer in production. I now have a '13 3.8 with 18" wheels. OEM tires are Michelin low rolling resistant - a nice touring tire, quiet, good adhesion in rain and...

Anyone live in the snow belt and drive the Genesis on icy roads or through 6+ inches of snow? Do you get another set of wheels with winter tires?? How does the car work out in these conditions?? Thanks.

Well, today we got 30cm of snow in Ottawa. This was my first experience of handling our Genny under winter conditions. I have found that US car rating magazines give little to no importance to how a car handles on ice and snow yet here in Canada we have to contend with it for up to five...