How does the 370z perfom in the winter weather?

zefaulter

Damn, I believe you man. Let's see the photos

10MPlayer

I live in northern California. It doesn't get too cold here. But when it gets below 40 F the tires don't hold. In the morning right out of the gate it nearly stalls if I step on it hard to cross street. I've learned to take it easy.

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TheGreatOne

I know one guy here who has driven in 20cm of fresh snow and said he could get around. I personally wouldn't try it.

In Quebec its law to have winter tires as of December 15th and then you can go back to non winters as of March 15th. I wouldn't even think about driving the Z without top notch winter tires.

I have been tempted to put it out on days like today, where it was so cold and streets are dry....but still salt everywhere...can't do it.

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skidad62

What part of Canada are you in?

I'm in Moncton New Brunswick - and the Z would not be possible here in winter... we have the distinction of being Canada's 'snowiest city'.

Here's this week.... another 18" coming in tomorrow.

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zefaulter

Nice amount of snow

gbrettin

You guys in Canada are on a whole different level with snow...

zae757

My chick has a 350Z and I tried driving it out my neighborhood after snowing because she doesn't know how to drive in the snow. Theres a little hill that my Honda went up and down so easily but with that Z, not too much. I had to reverse it all the way back to my apartment; she stayed the night that night. I wouldn't even put my 370 through something like that…

Masterbeatty

I'm kinda forced to DD my Z here in CT. This am I woke up with an inch of snow. Warmed her up and went to work a mile down a hill and a mile up an other. I have bf g all seasons and they are great. I only loose traction when I want to but I do have the 6 mt and it is pretty easy to control take off's. The hills going up I have two speed bumps that I loose momentum on but I blow over them going about 15-20 mph (stock suspension). I have complained about them many times but when there is no snow people still speed like f tards so they say never. But hopefully next year my wife will have a new car and I will DD her 01 Altima.

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m4a1mustang

With the right tires the Z is great in the winter. Really any RWD vehicle is going to be totally fine in snow if you are running a decent winter tire. The only limitation will be ground clearance. The Z is solid up to about 4" (assuming stock ride height) of fresh snow but beyond that it starts to get too deep and you turn into a plow.

I am running 245/45/18 Michelin Pilot Alpin PA4 on a set of base 18" wheels. I drove in around 2" of fresh snow last night, no problem. This morning I drove through anywhere from 1-3" of packed snow on surface streets and some ice coverage in areas... no problem.



If there is more snow than the Z can clear on the ground I will just work from home. Anything under 4" inches of snow and I'll go give it a whirl... either for fun or to get to the office. Regardless, a good set of winters on the Z will get you anywhere as long as you're smart about it.

Edit: Another thing I forgot to mention is that even if you don't drive your Z in snow, but want to drive it year-round, a good set of performance winter tires will ensure maximum performance on dry, cold pavement. My Alpins have tremendous grip on dry, cold pavement with good response and a comfortable ride. If I never drove in snow but temperatures were regularly below 40 degrees I'd want to run these tires in the winter. And if for whatever reason you are caught out in the snow you'll be able to get home safely.

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Minsu

tried driving on summer times. no good.

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IDZRVIT

Took this pic a few minutes ago. We're in the throes of a blizzard. Drive the Z in the winter you ask? Are you f'n nuts??? Get a beater for the winter unless you live in Toronto.

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kenchan

LM60's can handle that no problem. (if on a truck )

XwChriswX

Mine have plowed through blizzard conditions and survived. (80% driver ability 20% tire though )

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kenchan

yah, i used LM60's on my G when i did drive her one winter. worked great. as long as it was less than 3-4" though... cause the car's lowered. didnt want her to becoming a shovel.

XwChriswX

Your car doesn't just omm nom nom the snow?

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