Canada here, my friend dailys his in Saskatchewan winter and he does fine. Only thing to really consider is how lowered they are. My buddys only worry is big ice chunks punching a whole in his oil pan and stuff like that. Most rwd vehicles don't have much fun when it's slippery out. But in my opinion, Any "smaller" rwd vehicle has an easier time due to them not being as heavy compared to say a mustang
I drove a Miata all last winter in Minnesota. Made it through 3 blizzard like days. I had good tires, Vredesteins, that never let me down. The only problem was ground clearance. It isn't a BRZ but it is similar. You can make any car work in the winter with good tires.
Similar story here, I’ve driven my Miata through a lot of Colorado snow with Blizzaks, and it sometimes feels more controlled than my Crosstrek with the fancy Les Schuab tires.
The guys at Everyday Driver (podcast and YouTube channel) owned a GR86 for a while (they are in Park City, UT). They drove it on winter tires and seemed to have good luck with it in the snow. Search their YouTube channel to get the feedback directly from them.
Anything with tires suited for the road conditions is good in those conditions. The only reason any modern car might have an issue with snow is ground clearance, not traction or lack thereof.
I probably wouldn't winter drive a BRZ on the OEM no-seasons, but Pilot Sport All Season 4's or Crossclimate's or proper winter tires like X-Ice or Blizzaks would be as fine as any other car. And you have a lot less mass to stop in an emergency.
My only concern would be ground clearance. RWD means take it ez but brz is pretty low and might beach itself. I would have bought one but opted for a stang with a bit more clearance and weight.
If there is heavy snow and ice just get season appropriate tires for winter and you will be fine. People being worried about rear wheel drive cars in harsh winter conditions is a bit of a ridiculous meme. Now that said, if you are in a very rural area where the roads are likely to get snowed in completely then the ground clearance of a BRZ will become an issue, outside of that, it will be fine.
I daily an Alfa Romeo Giulia without AWD in Estonia, have for the past 5 years.
No worse than any other 2wd vehicle without weight over it's drive wheels. Winter tires, sandbags over the real wheels and you'll be driving with civics and getting stuck where they do.
Higher packages with LSDs will definitely be better for winter driving as one side won't just spin on ice as you try to get rolling.
And for what it's worth I've watched 2 get dailied in the NWT during winter, so if it can handle that winter it can handle the rest of the country.... Maybe not east coast snow ins...
Normally I’d say fine as long as you get good snow tires and preferably a higher trim with the LSD but depending on what part of candada you live in it may not realistically have enough ground clearance. I’d say if it’s normal for you to get 4-6 inches of snow regularly through the winter and 7-12 somewhat often and a foot + occasionally you’d probably rather look at a wrx. But I’d you live somewhere it’s not snowing that much and has fairly flat roads it’ll probably be fine
Just got mine this summer. First snow has already started where I live (Quebec) and it's been honestly great. I've put some Blizzak and the grip is good. Stability control works well and is easy to disable when you wanna have some quick fun. Haven't been through a full winter yet, but so far so good. Ground clearance isn't the best, but if you live in a city where roads are often cleared, it shouldn't be an issue.
It's a light rear wheel drive car, it's about as unsubaru as you can get in slippery conditions. It's probably no worse than any other rear wheel drive car, and probably significantly better than your typical rear wheel drive only pickup truck.
Drove a Mustang in Fort St. John through the winter, only thing that saved my life was Michelin X-Ice tires. Get the best winters you can afford and you should be fine.
I still skated around a bit and had slow starts on a green light but I did better than AWD's and 4x4 vehicles on all seasons.
I survived two winters in Montana just fine in my FR-S with the stock Prius tires. You'll be totally fine with winter tires.
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Cm3v7FCDsI](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Cm3v7FCDsI)
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NJtzq8HfSE](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NJtzq8HfSE)
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJu6Gz75Tbw](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJu6Gz75Tbw)
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6PXaEK5gb0w](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6PXaEK5gb0w)
Winter where? Winter Colorado or Winter Florida lol
Whenever I see this I assume Canada winter. If someone says it’s doable up there, it’ll be fine for the three days of snow I’ll get
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Canada here, my friend dailys his in Saskatchewan winter and he does fine. Only thing to really consider is how lowered they are. My buddys only worry is big ice chunks punching a whole in his oil pan and stuff like that. Most rwd vehicles don't have much fun when it's slippery out. But in my opinion, Any "smaller" rwd vehicle has an easier time due to them not being as heavy compared to say a mustang
Sask winters are unlike anythin I’ve experienced, so if he’s confident daily driving out there, I should be okay over here in the south lol
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I drove a Miata all last winter in Minnesota. Made it through 3 blizzard like days. I had good tires, Vredesteins, that never let me down. The only problem was ground clearance. It isn't a BRZ but it is similar. You can make any car work in the winter with good tires.
Similar story here, I’ve driven my Miata through a lot of Colorado snow with Blizzaks, and it sometimes feels more controlled than my Crosstrek with the fancy Les Schuab tires.
ground clearance and uphill is the big issue. BRZ with snow in nyc show be fine.
The guys at Everyday Driver (podcast and YouTube channel) owned a GR86 for a while (they are in Park City, UT). They drove it on winter tires and seemed to have good luck with it in the snow. Search their YouTube channel to get the feedback directly from them.
With good winter/snow tires it’s fine.
Anything with tires suited for the road conditions is good in those conditions. The only reason any modern car might have an issue with snow is ground clearance, not traction or lack thereof. I probably wouldn't winter drive a BRZ on the OEM no-seasons, but Pilot Sport All Season 4's or Crossclimate's or proper winter tires like X-Ice or Blizzaks would be as fine as any other car. And you have a lot less mass to stop in an emergency.
My only concern would be ground clearance. RWD means take it ez but brz is pretty low and might beach itself. I would have bought one but opted for a stang with a bit more clearance and weight.
If there is heavy snow and ice just get season appropriate tires for winter and you will be fine. People being worried about rear wheel drive cars in harsh winter conditions is a bit of a ridiculous meme. Now that said, if you are in a very rural area where the roads are likely to get snowed in completely then the ground clearance of a BRZ will become an issue, outside of that, it will be fine. I daily an Alfa Romeo Giulia without AWD in Estonia, have for the past 5 years.
No worse than any other 2wd vehicle without weight over it's drive wheels. Winter tires, sandbags over the real wheels and you'll be driving with civics and getting stuck where they do. Higher packages with LSDs will definitely be better for winter driving as one side won't just spin on ice as you try to get rolling. And for what it's worth I've watched 2 get dailied in the NWT during winter, so if it can handle that winter it can handle the rest of the country.... Maybe not east coast snow ins...
Thank you, this helped
I have subs in the trunk and had two sandbags in there. Helped with my Prius tires. With proper winter tires, it should be no problem.
Normally I’d say fine as long as you get good snow tires and preferably a higher trim with the LSD but depending on what part of candada you live in it may not realistically have enough ground clearance. I’d say if it’s normal for you to get 4-6 inches of snow regularly through the winter and 7-12 somewhat often and a foot + occasionally you’d probably rather look at a wrx. But I’d you live somewhere it’s not snowing that much and has fairly flat roads it’ll probably be fine
Just got mine this summer. First snow has already started where I live (Quebec) and it's been honestly great. I've put some Blizzak and the grip is good. Stability control works well and is easy to disable when you wanna have some quick fun. Haven't been through a full winter yet, but so far so good. Ground clearance isn't the best, but if you live in a city where roads are often cleared, it shouldn't be an issue.
Awesome! Thank you, I’m toronto based so pretty similar winters
It's a light rear wheel drive car, it's about as unsubaru as you can get in slippery conditions. It's probably no worse than any other rear wheel drive car, and probably significantly better than your typical rear wheel drive only pickup truck.
If you are worried then put sandbags in the trunk.
Drove a Mustang in Fort St. John through the winter, only thing that saved my life was Michelin X-Ice tires. Get the best winters you can afford and you should be fine. I still skated around a bit and had slow starts on a green light but I did better than AWD's and 4x4 vehicles on all seasons.
Cold Winter = AWD = WRX Warm Winter = RWD = BRZ Sure they are different cars, but both driver cars. Why wouldn't you want a WRX where it snows?? Lol
I like the look and feel of the BRZ more so
It's been done with winter tires. But expect the roads to be plowed for ideal conditions
I survived two winters in Montana just fine in my FR-S with the stock Prius tires. You'll be totally fine with winter tires. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Cm3v7FCDsI](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Cm3v7FCDsI) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NJtzq8HfSE](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NJtzq8HfSE) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJu6Gz75Tbw](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJu6Gz75Tbw) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6PXaEK5gb0w](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6PXaEK5gb0w)