Handling in Snow

Mojo40 · 12-02-2005, 09:42 AM

DaveinOly - attached picture was on the King 5 web page today (12/2/05) with the following caption:

On State Route 8 outside of Olympia, traveling was treacherous for some.

Was that Spun out Prius yours?

hdrygas · 12-02-2005, 11:53 PM

God can't read the plate. Not mine. I have to say my wife made me drive the Beast (Ford Explorer) when the snow started. I took Belle out today and she was a champ. OEM tires a bit of traction control and front spoiler scraping the snow but that was all! Now it was wet snow the best kind if it freezes tonight I will try in the am. Dave are you out there? Looks likes numbers and letters not DualPower

hockeybrat · 12-06-2005, 02:23 PM

I don't have anything special on my Camry and I did fine driving in Colorado (other than my car sliding into a curb on a particularly icy evening).

My Prius will have VSC, should I need to worry about getting better tires or anything? Are the Goodyear Integrity tires OEM? That is what I have on the Camry now.

Thanks!

kirbinster · 12-06-2005, 03:22 PM

Good winter tires make the difference between night and day! Remember that winter tires will hurt your gas mileage, but I rather spend a little more on gas to be safe. I have a big rear wheel drive 7 series BMW with traction control and with my 4 Blizzaks on it the car handles almost as well as our "Beast" (Olds Bravada AWD). I think the Prius will just stay in the garage when there is snow on the road this winter.

seasalsa · 12-06-2005, 03:39 PM

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Originally posted by hockeybrat@Dec 6 2005, 12:23 PM
I don't have anything special on my Camry and I did fine driving in Colorado (other than my car sliding into a curb on a particularly icy evening).

My Prius will have VSC, should I need to worry about getting better tires or anything? Are the Goodyear Integrity tires OEM? That is what I have on the Camry now.

Thanks!

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Yes, Goodyear Integrity tires are OEM on the Prius. I have 25,000 miles on mine and have had no problems driving in our Puget Sound area weather. Several trips over the pass and never had to chain up. They are not snow tires, so if you ski it would probably be wise to change, otherwise they are more than acceptable.

hockeybrat · 12-06-2005, 05:01 PM

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Originally posted by seasalsa@Dec 6 2005, 04:39 PM
Yes, Goodyear Integrity tires are OEM on the Prius. I have 25,000 miles on mine and have had no problems driving in our Puget Sound area weather. Several trips over the pass and never had to chain up. They are not snow tires, so if you ski it would probably be wise to change, otherwise they are more than acceptable.

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OK, thanks! If we do decide to go skiing, that is where my husband's car will come in handy.

hdrygas · 12-06-2005, 08:17 PM

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Originally posted by hockeybrat@Dec 6 2005, 02:01 PM
OK, thanks! If we do decide to go skiing, that is where my husband's car will come in handy.

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That's good to know. I did go out to try to slide around in the snow. Needless to say I had no problems. I could not make this car misbehave. What a bummer no more donuts. Belle takes care of me! If we got snow more often or if I took Belle in to the mountains regularly I would get snow tires.

Maytrix · 12-06-2005, 11:11 PM

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Originally posted by hdrygas@Dec 6 2005, 08:17 PM
That's good to know. I did go out to try to slide around in the snow. Needless to say I had no problems. I could not make this car misbehave. What a bummer no more donuts. Belle takes care of me! If we got snow more often or if I took Belle in to the mountains regularly I would get snow tires.

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I really have to question how hard you tried to make it slide. I tested out my prius on dry pavement with the integrity tires and taking a tight turn at 30+ mph, the front tires slide a bit and the TC or VSC (I forget which) kicks in. In snow, I'm sure I could get it to do it, although I've got snow tires on now (Blizzak Revo-1).

My testing of the Revo-1's was not as agressive as I'd like yet, but each day I pull into my driveway faster than normal and it only slips a tiny bit. If I pulled the same manuver in my jeep (which I dont' have anymore), I know all 4 wheels would have slipped. At most, only the front slipped a touch when pulling in. I still have to hit an empty parking lot with snow to test it fully though.

**Tideland Prius** · 12-07-2005, 12:08 AM

That's his point I think. You can't make the Prius slide out. VSC will just intervene and prevent that. The most I've done is have the tail come out a bit, as VSC was trying to get it back on track, then have the car suddenly point in the direction I wanted to go before I could straighten the steering wheel. That was a bit scary and fun. Oh, and if you were wondering, that was intentional and it was on packed snow with some slush

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hdrygas · 12-07-2005, 08:57 PM

Yep you can make it twitch, but a 4 wheel drift is out of the question. I guess I am going to have to find a 66 Sunbeam Tiger to do that.

12-02-2005, 09:42 AM	#1
Mojo40 Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Issaquah, Washington Posts: 61 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	DaveinOly - attached picture was on the King 5 web page today (12/2/05) with the following caption: On State Route 8 outside of Olympia, traveling was treacherous for some. Was that Spun out Prius yours? Attached Thumbnails

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12-02-2005, 11:53 PM	#2
hdrygas Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Olympia Wa Posts: 3,650 My Car: 2004 Prius Package: #9 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	God can't read the plate. Not mine. I have to say my wife made me drive the Beast (Ford Explorer) when the snow started. I took Belle out today and she was a champ. OEM tires a bit of traction control and front spoiler scraping the snow but that was all! Now it was wet snow the best kind if it freezes tonight I will try in the am. Dave are you out there? Looks likes numbers and letters not DualPower

12-06-2005, 02:23 PM	#3
hockeybrat Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 128 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	I don't have anything special on my Camry and I did fine driving in Colorado (other than my car sliding into a curb on a particularly icy evening). My Prius will have VSC, should I need to worry about getting better tires or anything? Are the Goodyear Integrity tires OEM? That is what I have on the Camry now. Thanks!

12-06-2005, 03:22 PM	#4
kirbinster Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Morris County - New Jersey Posts: 575 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Good winter tires make the difference between night and day! Remember that winter tires will hurt your gas mileage, but I rather spend a little more on gas to be safe. I have a big rear wheel drive 7 series BMW with traction control and with my 4 Blizzaks on it the car handles almost as well as our "Beast" (Olds Bravada AWD). I think the Prius will just stay in the garage when there is snow on the road this winter.

12-07-2005, 12:08 AM	#9
Tideland Prius Super Moderator Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 13,765 My Car: 2005 Prius Package: B Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 11	That's his point I think. You can't make the Prius slide out. VSC will just intervene and prevent that. The most I've done is have the tail come out a bit, as VSC was trying to get it back on track, then have the car suddenly point in the direction I wanted to go before I could straighten the steering wheel. That was a bit scary and fun. Oh, and if you were wondering, that was intentional and it was on packed snow with some slush .

12-07-2005, 08:57 PM	#10
hdrygas Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Olympia Wa Posts: 3,650 My Car: 2004 Prius Package: #9 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Yep you can make it twitch, but a 4 wheel drift is out of the question. I guess I am going to have to find a 66 Sunbeam Tiger to do that.