Snow. How does the Clubman do in that white stuff?

[TangoCharlie]

Apparently here in Essex we are about to get 8" of snow. Being near Xmas I have got got a lot of driving to do.

I believe the Clubman is front wheel drive which may help. But how does it deal with driving in the snow?
One review I read stated they got stuck in the white stuff!!

Have you taken your Clubman through snow?
Wil you take your Clubman through the expected snow?

[ScottinBend]

No different than any other well designed front wheel drive car. Just make sure to get some decent tires and don't try to drive in snow more than about 4" deep.

[MikeyV]

My car wears winter tyres in winter, I live in Norway, it goes as well as any other car I've had, much better than the e91 we recently traded, RWD and snow (even with spiked winter tyres) is a piss poor combination.

[Hari]

My car wears winter tyres in winter, I live in Norway, it goes as well as any other car I've had, much better than the e91 we recently traded, RWD and snow (even with spiked winter tyres) is a piss poor combination.

Not surprised. A FWD car with snow tires is still better than a RWD with snow tires. What'd you trade the e91 for?

[ACortez]

How much higher is the Clubman's ground clearance than the Cooper?

[MikeyV]

What'd you trade the e91 for?

Traded it for a Volvo V70 2.4D R Design, also a far better winter car than the e91.

If the next 3 series is bigger than the e9x I might look at moving back to BMW, I wouldn't mind a 5er but as a value for money proposition the V70 kicks it into touch.

[M&Mcooper]

Traded it for a Volvo V70 2.4D R Design, also a far better winter car than the e91.

If the next 3 series is bigger than the e9x I might look at moving back to BMW, I wouldn't mind a 5er but as a value for money proposition the V70 kicks it into touch.

Looks like you'll get your wish cause the F30 3-series looks bigger inthe spy pics. Did your E91 have xDrive? I'm curious to see how the countryman's 4wd system is.

[MikeyV]

No my e91 didn't have xDrive, I've thought about getting a AWD but the number of times where it would have been useful I would count on 2 fingers in the past 5 winters.

[eagle-co94]

Little late add here, but my Clubman S on H&R springs did just fine this winter. Mine wears all season tires (factory option) for the winter which aren't the best, but legal. I had some traction issues...but who wouldn't on 2-3" of iced over snow?