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No Winter Tires? No Worries! Just Glue Sand Over the Summer Ones, Say Russian Mechanics
No Winter Tires? No Worries! Just Glue Sand Over the Summer Ones, Say Russian Mechanics

3 Feb 2024, 19:41 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / The Garage 54 YouTube vloggers from Siberia put an old idea to a real-world applicability test and applied fine-grain sand to treated summer rubber compound

 
You Shouldn't Fear Being Stuck in an EV During Winter
You Shouldn't Fear Being Stuck in an EV During Winter

17 Jan 2024, 03:54 UTC · By: Florin Amariei / Reports about all-electric vehicles not being able to charge have popped up everywhere in the last couple of days. Don't take them at face value

 
Tesla Model Y Track Mode Optimizations for Winter Fun (From a Brave Owner)
Tesla Model Y Track Mode Optimizations for Winter Fun (From a Brave Owner)

2 Feb 2023, 17:44 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla Model Y Performance received the Track Mode with the 2022 Holiday Update, but getting it to work in the snow is no easy feat

 
Winter Is a Great Time to Drive a Lambo; Convoy Embarks on Journey Through Scandinavia
Winter Is a Great Time to Drive a Lambo; Convoy Embarks on Journey Through Scandinavia

11 Jan 2023, 11:21 UTC · By: Cristian Gnaticov / Consisting of the Huracan Tecnica and STO, and the Urus S and Performante, the Lamborghini convoy took on a circular route between Denmark and Sweden

 
RWD Volkswagen ID.4 Is Seriously Hard To Control in the Snow on All-Season Tires
RWD Volkswagen ID.4 Is Seriously Hard To Control in the Snow on All-Season Tires

25 Jan 2022, 13:05 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Driving an RWD vehicle in the snow is not an ideal situation, and the Volkswagen ID.4 shows how difficult it is to control it, especially on all-season tires

 
Older BMW M3 Proves You Don't Need AWD to Tackle Snow and Ice
Older BMW M3 Proves You Don't Need AWD to Tackle Snow and Ice

11 Jan 2022, 12:41 UTC · By: Cristian Gnaticov / Despite being rear-wheel drive, the BMW M3 E92 is an all-weather warrior. Just watch it tackle the snowy roads of New England here

 
This Is How to Easily Fit Snow Chains on Your Vehicle’s Tires
This Is How to Easily Fit Snow Chains on Your Vehicle’s Tires

24 Feb 2021, 08:04 UTC · By: Vlad Radu / Winter is fading away in some parts of the world, but in others, it's unleashing with full force, so knowing how to fit a pair of snow chains is vital

 
Here’s Why You Should Never Idle a Modern Car for Extended Periods in The Winter
Here’s Why You Should Never Idle a Modern Car for Extended Periods in The Winter

12 Feb 2021, 15:14 UTC · By: Vlad Radu / You might think that letting your car idle for 20 minutes is a good idea but unless it's old and uses a carburetor, you'll be causing it more harm than good

 
Icy Surface and Incline Make Lincoln MKT the Wrong Kind of Autonomous Car
Icy Surface and Incline Make Lincoln MKT the Wrong Kind of Autonomous Car

2 Feb 2021, 08:21 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / A security camera caught the moment the crossover's driver thought she had arrived home, only to find out the vehicle had other plans

 
Two Trucks Pulling Tanker Up Slippery Hill Is U.S. Definition of a Road Train
Two Trucks Pulling Tanker Up Slippery Hill Is U.S. Definition of a Road Train

19 Jan 2021, 07:07 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / A slight change in the road incline can turn into a veritable barricade for a semi driver during the winter if road conditions are bad enough

 
Get a Grip: Driving on Snowy Roads
Get a Grip: Driving on Snowy Roads

11 Dec 2020, 23:10 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / Almost everybody loves winter. It's the time of holidays, presents and just having fun with family and friends. Getting sideways in a car can get messy, though

 
CHP Officers Train for Winter by Doing Donuts in Their Dodge Charger
CHP Officers Train for Winter by Doing Donuts in Their Dodge Charger

21 Nov 2020, 05:34 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / PSA on the need to prepare for winter is all sorts of fun, brings back Gunther, the Elf on the Shelf. “Gunther’s training for winter driving, aren’t you?”

 
Americans Spent Over $15 Billion In Last 5 Years To Deal With Road Salt Damage
Americans Spent Over $15 Billion In Last 5 Years To Deal With Road Salt Damage

22 Feb 2017, 10:43 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / According to AAA, American drivers have spent in excess of $15 billion over the course of the last five years to repair the damage caused by road salt

 
20 Car Pileup on Snowy Canadian Highway Involving a Semi Is Truly Scary
20 Car Pileup on Snowy Canadian Highway Involving a Semi Is Truly Scary

10 Jan 2017, 18:07 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / Even though we know this, it still never ceases to amaze us: how infinitely more scare the bang of a crash sounds in the eerie silence of a snowy landscape

 
BMW Winter Driving Tip: Eco Pro On, Coasting Off
BMW Winter Driving Tip: Eco Pro On, Coasting Off

9 Jan 2017, 13:04 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / BMW owners, there is a way you can make your cars safer to drive during winter. And that is to drive in Eco Pro mode with the coasting function turned off

 
Driving through an Ice Storm 101
Driving through an Ice Storm 101

29 Dec 2016, 16:00 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / Nothing can really prepare somebody who has never driven on snow or ice, but if you read the basics often enough, you at least increase your chances

 
Rally School Video Shows Careful Braking Can Beat ABS on Snow
Rally School Video Shows Careful Braking Can Beat ABS on Snow

24 Dec 2016, 10:18 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / The O'Nell Rally School has made a video to show the difference between careful driving and relying on electronic aids during the winter. You can beat ABS

 
Is Your Car Slippery in Winter Conditions? Grab Some Snow Socks
Is Your Car Slippery in Winter Conditions? Grab Some Snow Socks

27 Feb 2013, 13:22 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Although spring is almost here, with only some parts of the US still covered in snow, Shark Industries has just introduced their latest Snow Socks across the Pond. Yes, you're right, we'...

 
Snow and Ice, Please Think Twice!
Snow and Ice, Please Think Twice!

21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / Winter is surely a magical season that reminds of the childhood's fairy-tales. But unless you don't happen to possess a sledge pulled by some courageous reindeers like Santa Claus has, the...