I bought my awd tl in the spring and live in the chicago area.We haven't had any real big snow this year yet but talking about a blizzard watch this week with maybe 2 feet of snow.I was wondering with all the snow the northeast got this year how was the shawd is real deep snow?Any problem getting stuck?I have had several rear wheel drive and front wheel drive but my first awd car.If you get stuck do you rock it back and fourth or just keep going in the same direction and let all four wheels pull you out?

 

car is a dream. i remember last year, i drove on the wrong side of the road, so i can pass a plow truck

i've driven in quattro, 4matic, Xdrive and more. no car's AWD system is like SH-AWD... the only other real impressive one i've driven was a Subaru... even Audi Quattro isnt THAT great.. its still impressive though

 

have you not seen the comercial that acura does its shawd testing in minnisota....looks pretty impressive to me, hope i never need to find out...

 

My lease is up in march and im already trying to find an AWD 6MT and its no where to be found. I might have to go out of state......just cant do auto! With the snow weve been bombarded with since Christmas, nothing short of AWD will do.
BTW.....Blackura.....i saw your imfamous license plate in the gym parking lot the other night but now its on a silver car!?!?
U left the WDP family!?!?

 

I live in Syracuse NY, I have base tl with performance tires, and I have had no problems in the snow at all!

 

I live in CT and yes my wife's car is a tank in the snow with the AWD and the Bizzaks it's hard to beat. But if the snow is deep enough ANYTHING can get stuck.
I know when I get stuck with my 4Runner, I just go the opposite way tiil all 4 wheels get me out.

 

Dennis!! I saw your ride too, rocking the RonJons.

Yea, i traded in the WDP for a PM... not gonna lie, i like the silver a lot more on the 4G car. It blends really well with the 2010 gun metal wheels and the sports grille/trim

Its only a few weeks old, but wait until springtime. I got a couple plans up my sleeve

as for getting a 4G... DO IT... have you driven one? Mines a 5AT, but you're welcome to check it out next time your at the gym

 

The 4G with Alpin PA3's is a tank... Not as much as my Ridgeline, but still very stable. Both the Ridgeline and the 4G are much improved over the 3G TL with Blizzaks...

The right drivetrain + the right tires = wintertime fun

 

Does great. Haven't gotten stuck yet. Just so long the car clears the snow in height. It's all good.

 

I live on the outskirts of Toronto up here in Canada. I've been fine, no problem at all. But we are getting that big storm you talk about tomorrow and Wednesday, we are looking at about 30-40cm, equal to about 11-14 inches. So we'll see how well i do in the next few days!

 

Those are crazy amounts of snow in the NE.

Do you prefer the TL SH-AWD or the G37x in this kind of weather?

 

The TL is great in snow, the issue with deep snow will become clearance. Lack of clearance will be what gets you stuck. If the snow is up to the body of the car, you're going to have a problem.

 

For sure. I concur

 

Yup it's about 7:30 AM Tuesday and it's already snowing. When all is said and done we are supposed to get anywhere from 8-14"s through Thursday A.M.
Enough already!!!

 

We are north of Boston and the SH-AWD has been great in the snow! Cuts through it like a tank.

It's started snowing again...supposed to be another 20in by Thursday!

 

You and I both. Will likely travel 100-300 miles to get one off a lot.


Tip for you, i am sure you may know though. Go to cars.com and autotrader.com and save your configured searches as bookmarks. This way you will have an easier time hunting. Also, on cars.com you can tell how old the listing is, IMHO the older the better for you. Also try to show up on the lot the last week of the month (that's when come Friday the meeting with the sales manager may decide if they still have a job next month), and observe the dealers for a while, pick the most eager and enthusiastic looking one, they will usually go for volume as opposed to sporadic sales. I would avoid the comfy old bear with a potbelly who looks like he may own the place, from my experiences they tend to be pretty intransigent and hard to negotiate with.

Good hunt to you!

 

I actually prefer the TL in the snow. The G37x is a smaller car, it feels alot lighter. It also has alot more tourque, and a much more sensitive gas pedal, so it's quite easy for the car to go crazy when accelerating if your not careful. The TL feels alot wider and more planted to the ground.....

 

I agree

IMHO, the TL stability and grip is very much due to the TL's SH-AWD proactive system w/90:10 default torque start and torque vectoring, while the G37x AWD system has a default torque split of 0:100 (w/no torque vectoring).

 

Our sh-awd is like a tank in the snow with the Michelin X-ice tires. Even in drifts over the hood, it goes thru with no problem.

 

When the first snow of winter hit Philly with 6000 miles on the All Season Michelin Pilot Sports, my car was extremely unstable...

after I bought Pirelli winter tires off of Tire Rack, the car was fine with every Snowpacalypse that followed....

 

I like in NH and we were supposed to get 24 inches or something like that today. But so far its been pretty weak. Only probably like 8 or 9.

 

Over here in Boston we have gotten a lot of snow. The car (with the oem all-season Michelins) performs quite well, with a couple of caveats:

1) it's very powerful, and power is not good in snow: since ours is a stick shift I typically shift into second and third almost immediately from a stop, much sooner than I normally would. A couple of days ago I deliberately accelerated too much on a paved surface lightly coated with snow and slush (parking lot after hours hence perfectly safe): as I expected, the car started a tail out spin but the various electronic systems tucked it back in in approximately one second, which is fine.

2) the tires are too wide for effective winter use (see above): dedicated winter tires, preferably skinnier ones, would perform better.

Overall excellent and very safe, though not quite as effective and safe as my Volkswagen Phaeton, and especially my 2002 Subaru Ouback Limited stickshift which, with only 165hp, skinnier tires and a mechanical all-wheel drive system, remains unbeatable in snow and slush.

 

OMG...I had a 1999 Subaru (Impreza) Outback Sport stickshift (thus a 50/50 weight distrib and a mechanical AWD, unlike the auto on both counts) and it was UNSTOPPABLE in the snow...even with all season tires...even last year with the ridiculous non stop blizzards...

 

I could not have said this better than what you said. I have had my 2011 AWD for 2 weeks and have been able to use it now twice in the snow and 2 times w/ice from freezing rain. I love the feel of the car, the TL is has a wide, stable feel to it and the suspension and steering have a tight feel.....this car feels soild. Regarding the G37 AWD..I was able to drive one for a week...it is nice but there is no comparison to the Acura system... it has different feel and stating it feel light is a good description It maybe may explain why the "experts" aways prefer the rear wheel drive version.

Just today making a turn today on 'Black ice" where you could feel the AWD system kick in an stabilize the car. This car was exactly what I was looking for.....if I did not know it I would think I was driving or 2010 MDX. If you want to know how good the Acura AWD system is just go look at the many reviews ( there are a large number for the 2010 6sp. manual) regardless of what think about the looks ( the car is unique and you either like it or you don't//I happen to like it) in every case it receives extremely high marks and even raves.