2009 vs. 2010 Genesis Sedan 4.6L question

[Konig]

That may be true, but many people do not want to mess with snow tires in the winter, including myself (luckily, I no longer live where it snows a lot, so the Genesis is fine for me). If that is the case, FWD or AWD is advisable, since the vast majority of people who live where it snows can get by without snow tires with FWD or AWD, assuming they get decent all-weather tires.

There are some exceptions, such as the rear engine, RWD Porsche cars.

The thing is, it does not snow everyday. Snow tires are a waste of fuel in the winter when it does not snow. However, I absolutely advise against going out on snow days without snow tires, especially for a rwd car.

 

[Mark_888]

The thing is, it does not snow everyday. Snow tires are a waste of fuel in the winter when it does not snow. However, I absolutely advise against going out on snow days without snow tires, especially for a rwd car.

I completely agree with you, which is why I would recommend FWD or AWD for someone who lives where it snows, and is not willing to change to snow tires in the winter (and does not have another car they can drive when it snows).

I previously lived where it snowed, and had no problem without snow tires on my FWD car, but sometimes I had to drive carefully and/or avoid driving on really bad days (which never seemed to be a big problem for me).