How does the 370z perfom in the winter weather?

Drakonis GTR

I used to live in Vermont. Found that I didn't much care for driving in snow, though drifting around in the high school parking lot after a snow storm was always fun. Until the cops showed up anyways . I always had to laugh at the people who would swear that 4WD was a must for winter driving, only to find them in a ditch on the side of the road while I drove past in my FWD Corolla. These were the same tools that would tell me that driving a RWD was this side of suicide on snow. We all love those people right?

Me personally, I wouldn't drive my Z in the snow unless I absolutely had to. Seen far too many vehicles suffer corrosion death for me to want to take chances with my toy. I would most likely pick up a beater and use that instead.

Of course, I live in Orlando, FL now. Not exactly an issue any more. (mid 70s right now, in case anyone is wondering)

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winnre

They don't put salt on our roads, we get volcanic gravel. Sucks.

Luciano13

HOLY CRAP I hope you're not driving your 370z in that mess

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mayday813

I've driven my 2011 for three winters now with X-Ice 2's Very easy car to control on ice and snow due to VLSD and six speed. Spray the under carriage once a week. No problems.
It's a car meant to be driven. Low clearance is the only draw back which includes chunks of ice/snow that falls off of other vehicles. You have to drive defensively not only for other vehicles but for obstacles in the road!
You guys can look at your cars in the garage. I'm driving mine. To each his or her own.

zefaulter

I have sprayed krown's rust proof and they highly discourage undercarriage wash. When it comes to roads with a lot of snow, this car cannot handle as well as any other fwd. There is no question about that. I agree with everything else you mentioned, mayday813.

maizenblue

Snowed 14 inches here today. Needless to say the Z couldnt move.

LMBmikeZ

that is the same storm moving through my area today and tomorrow

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zefaulter

We're about to get hit too. Just raining now

Crayon

No real snow to speak of yet here, but it's pretty cold. Currently 10F/-12C here. When it snows, I'll do the awesome thing and just walk to work. Advantages of a small town =D

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ElVee

Haven't seen it mentioned, but you can (should) also throw some salt bags (or whatever, sand leaks so I would prefer water softener salt) into the back for some added weight on the rear tires.

But the first step to any winter driving in the Z should be winter tires. You could get away with all-seasons, but if you drive your car anywhere at all like a sports car during the summer, you'll probably get more value out of dedicated snow (and cold temp) tires that you take off for the warmer months. Wear out your summer tires on their own, and keep the winter ones for several seasons.

The one thing that I miss from other automatic shiftable vehicles is the ability to start from a stop in gear 2 rather than 1. Manual guys have no problems, of course. Thankfully, even with the smallest amount of forward motion you can move right up into 2nd.

Me, I have my old car around for use in the winter.

Masterbeatty

We'll today I drove in 2 inches of snow with two dots of gas and no matter what I did I could barely control her. I almost sold into a really busy intersection too...rrrr. But my base invests in a good plow company so I was fine when I went through the gates. Lesson learned have a full tank of gas and good tires and everything will be fine. Except in extreme snow.

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maizenblue

Are you driving on summer tires by chance? I usually dont have trouble in that little amounts of snow

SurfDog

I tried Pilot sport all seasons. They have no grip at all on packed snow.(too wide perhaps?) the good news is, the powered, wider, lighter back end ALWAYS comes loose first. That means a bit of sliding around in back but pretty stable and controllable up front.

Bear in mind I have a true (Quaife) LSD which helps keep things predictable. The stock VLSD was harder to control in the snow.

I advise some caution a LSD and true snow tires. (not "all season" like mine)

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TreeSemdyZee

I'm running Bridgestone Blizzaks that I bought four years ago and I have no problems whatsoever in the snow. I actually look forward to it because when we get a lot of snow in my area (Loserville, KY) no one goes out, so I have free reign drive like an idiot. It's actually quite fun!

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Masterbeatty

No I have BFG sport comp all seasons. They are great but not when there is no weight in the back end. I filled up and it said 18.6 gal.

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