Actually got a taste of the CX-9 in good snow/ice this past weekend. Still have the all-season OE H/L 400's on the vehicle, but even those did a good job (sometimes it comes down to just having new tread). Good 12" here in Denver (which is a pretty big snow for us) an didn't have any issues.
Anecdote: gave my wife the CX-9 yesterday to drive to work (didn't want her to have to deal with her GTI on un-plowed roads) and she was amazed how much faster the 9 heated up than her GTI (more for the other thread of ppl complaining about the CX-9 being slow, lol). At the same point in her drive, the 9 was at 1/3 on the temp gauge and her GTI's thermostat hasn't even moved at that point yet, typically.
Anyways, winter blows for having a new car. Exterior is soooo dirty, but it won't even get above freezing before the next snow event comes in later this week.
Anecdote: gave my wife the CX-9 yesterday to drive to work (didn't want her to have to deal with her GTI on un-plowed roads) and she was amazed how much faster the 9 heated up than her GTI (more for the other thread of ppl complaining about the CX-9 being slow, lol). At the same point in her drive, the 9 was at 1/3 on the temp gauge and her GTI's thermostat hasn't even moved at that point yet, typically.
Anyways, winter blows for having a new car. Exterior is soooo dirty, but it won't even get above freezing before the next snow event comes in later this week.