<p>Snow is not an issue here. We had an unusual winter last year with those two huge Nor’easters but typically we get 3" of snow all winter. I have a Prius (and so does half of Charlottesville) and it handles just fine with the ice, and I had it up in Philly and it was just fine there too. My brother has a Corolla at Michigan and he is fine with that, so really unless you are in Appalacia or something I’m not sure when you would need a huge SUV just for the winter…</p>