Test drive that and similar sizes from Toyota , Mazda, and Honda before you make the purchase. There is a reason the Rogue engine is called a sewing machine motor. Listen to it as you do your best to get to the speed limit from a stand still. Try this with all the other vehicles and make your own conclusions. This is a long term investment so do it right, including trade in value. Almost everything is AWD now and it can come in handy.
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Possibly not relevant to your use case, but one point that I haven't seen mentioned yet is that for many SUVs that are available in both FWD and AWD, the tow rating will be significantly higher for the AWD version (like 5000lbs vs 3500lbs for FWD in the case of the Toyota Highlander and Honda Pilot)
Towing capacity isn't something I'm worried about, the only thing I would be putting on the car would be a bike rack and some bikes
Most people don't need AWD. Most people who think they need it are wrong, and they could easily live without it. I say this having lived in several snowy places, including rural mountains, owning cars with and without AWD.
Regardless of AWD, if you buy an SUV, don't think that you can ignore the weather. It's very common for SUV drivers to believe that their car is suitable for the snowstorm, drive at high speeds, and get stuck in the ditch. Please don't be that guy.
I had all kinds of cars in my life, probably the best car i ever owned to drive in the snow was a Peugeot 106 gti. Skinny winter tires and the weight or lack of it was absolutely king in the snow. I went on ski trips where all kinds of cars were stuck and i never had any problem at all. The "best" car on paper i ever had for the snow was a jeep grand Cherokee. That thing was more scary than good in the snow. I see a lot of people crash their AWD cars, because they don't know the difference between AWD and 4x4.
I agree with most of the responses here, but one thing that I think is worth noting is that not all AWD systems are built the same. The really, really good ones come from Subaru, Audi, and some Volvo's. With good tires and a competent driver, these are usually really good in slick conditions. A lot of AWD systems though are more of a "mild AWD" where the car primarily FWD but can get some assistance from the rear. Those systems might give you efficiency gains compared to some other AWD systems, but performance wise they might not be dramatically better than FWD. So that's worth considering I think.
Frankly if you have to ask if you need AWD, then you don't NEED it. But it's nice to have and pretty fun if you're a psycho like me who actually likes winter driving
Thanks for this comment. I didn't realize there were different types of AWD. My car does have the reactive AWD where it will give power to the rear wheels if they are slipping. My og post was referring to full AWD that's on all the time.
Depends on where you live.
I live in Atlanta GA and rarely leave the city so I don't need AWD.
My buddy lives in bumblefuck Alabama. He can't live without it.
I test drive a regular Audi A4 and Infiniti Q50 a few times and became hooked on owning an AWD. It doesn't snow where I live but the handling was everything I ever wanted. Currently searching for an AWD version of the car I want next and there's like none down here, it's super frustrating
I will def test drive several cars with AWD and FWD.
AWD is overrated imo. Really don't need, my next will be FWD.
I haven't looked but I'm sure you could find a SUV or crossover with fwd.
But I agree with the other commenter, don't buy a SUV. Cars or hatchbacks are really all you need.
Having seasonally appropriate tires and FWD (or RWD) is usually better than all-season tires on AWD. Plus AWD adds weight and complexity, and only benefits when accelerating, braking gets no benefit from AWD.
Also, resist the SUVification, stick with a hatchback or look at wagons instead! Which likely means leaving Nissan, and that would be for the better, they are such a tiny shadow of their former greatness.
Volvo, VW, and Audi make good wagons. Hyundai and Kia make good everything. Toyota is boring as shit but honestly take a serious look at the Prius.
I've always said that in icy conditions driving skills > tires > AWD. All three and you're cooking
Best driver in the world couldn't drive on icy conditions with summer tires
No but they'd know that it would be stupid to try in the first place. Maybe this is a better way to phrase it: good judgement > tires > AWD.
I'm not really a fan of hatchbacks. But it looks like I'll need to rethink the car I'm going to get. My budget is also tight so I don't think I can afford vw, Volvo, or audi
Mazda seems good too! Mazda 3 looks really good
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