I'm shopping for a g coupe. I live in nyc, not one of the coldest places in usa but this winter has been pretty scary. G coupe is rwd and small.would it have much difficulty on snow?

 

never drive rwd in snow unless u wanna risk ur life

 

i can't speak for the RWD version, but my AWD coupe has been awesome in the 2+ feet of snow covering CT right for the last couple weeks. i've been driving it on lousy roads way more than i'd like, but i have yet to experience a single problem.

 

If you live in a urban environment and the roads get plowed pretty quickly, you should be fine with some snow tires but there are plenty of threads/opinions regarding this exact issues.

 

the awd g, even with all seasons, is pretty good in the snow. it does better than my mom's subaru. i'm a half hour north of the city, no problems getting around in the snow thus far.

 

I live in Staten Island and everywhere I go I see rwd G37S'. People are driving them so they cannot be that bad, assuming you didn't get ur drivers license last month. I say go for it OP, the only thing I would invest in is a nice set of snow tires. I hear blizzaks are amazing in snow.

 

I've used my 6mt in the snow several times and it is NOT pretty. DO NOT drive much in the snow with these cars unless you have the AWD and/or some snow tires.

 

+1 I was all over the place when turning at <10mph today. I also had to reverse up the drive way as I couldn't get up the curb going forward.

 

Cant speak for the S but the X is really good even with the stock tires

 

I'm from Chicago. Trust me, get snow tires and you'll be better off than most AWD cars with all season tires. Only place you might suffer is trying to get out of a ditch. Even then the added traction in the rear alone is usually sufficient. You will definitely be safer than any all season AWD car with turning and braking.

 

i live out on the island man, my x coupe has had zero problems handling all the snow we've gotten in NY this year, i even drove it out of NY this past tuesday through NJ and PA all the way down to North Carolina in that crappy weather

 

I wouldn't want to drive a rwd w/ just AS tires with the amount of snow/ice that we get this year. I think the X is much better. If people must have a rwd, they should get the winter tires unless they have a spare car for the condition like this year.

However, I would pick the X w/ AS tire over the rwd w/ snow tires.

 

I have AT coupe, 20" sport tires, I slide just fine in the snow...fortunately I missed the tree.

 

What do you think people have been doing for years before awd and fwd became popular in cars? America didnt shut down because of a snow storm. rwd is perfectly fine so long as you are get a good feeling for the car...people need to learn to drive.
p.s. ive driven my g37s in the new jersey snow this winter, and so far have had no problems. my only adjustments would be to get a pair of snow tires (those summers are so slick on snow and ice)

 

The most important thing you can do to your G for the winter is put some really good Blizzaks on. I have the G37S 6mt and my car is pretty darn easy to drive in snowy conditions. Obviously you cant drive like an idiot but the traction control is so damn brilliant in this car that if you start to lose traction in a corner the car will automatically apply the brakes to different wheels to help you gain your composure again. Just don't panic and lock up the brakes yourself because antilock brakes can only do so much to save your a$$ in a panic situation. Remember, dont panic and jam on the brakes just use the throttle and steering and the traction control will do the braking for you in that "let's slide around this corner" corner.
Also, snow driving is all about controlling your momentum, and inputs to your car and and tires should be done as smoothly as possible when the limits of adhesion are severely reduced. I constantly remind myself when driving in the snow to monitor my following distance and make sure I have plenty of distance between myself and the cars in front of me. If I do need to make an avoidance move I always think "STEER BEFORE BRAKES!!!" I also use the engine to slow me down by downshifting and using lower gears which will more naturally slow the car and keep the wheels rolling which will give you the most traction the tire can offer given the conditions.
I have been a UPS driver for 20 years in Massachusetts and have over 1 million miles of driving experience.