Are Honda Civics or Chevy Cruze's good for the winter?

My friend is looking to buy a new car and the 2018 Civics and Cruze are going on sale because the 2019 models will be out soon.

She wants to get either of those cars. But her dad wants her to get a CRV instead because he fears that she will get stuck in snow (EVEN WITH WINTER TIRES).

He drives a 2017 GMC Sierra 4WD. He wants to get her an AWD SUV because it will be easier when it comes driving in the snow.

Are Civics bad for the snow?

Added (1). BQ: If you get stuck in the snow, should you put it in sport mode to accelerate out?

You didn't really say where you lived because that makes a difference. According to my cousins in Ohio, all weather tires and 2WD are all that you need to get around in the snow but others that live in Arizona and Colorado tell me that AWD is a necessity there. BTW, my relatives in CO tell me that AWD Suburus are very popular there. When we lived in Ohio, my father always put on snow tires and I don't remember him ever getting stuck.

Either car will be pretty good in light snow. But in deep snow both will be horrible because they have very little ground clearance. You live in Canada so you need a 4WD vehicle with good ground clearance. BTW, the Chevy Cruze is not a very dependable vehicle and I would recommend against buying one. The Civic is very dependable. The Honda CRV with 4WD would be an excellent choice. Very dependable and will be good in deep snow.

Most front wheel drive cars are better than real wheel drive cars, and awd is generally better than front wheel drive, but no car is great in the winter in really bad conditions or if the driver is inexperienced and incompetent.

You asked "BQ: If you get stuck in the snow, should you put it in sport mode to accelerate out?"

No, you are obviously a dumbass when it comes to winter driving, pretty much like you are in every other question you've asked.

2015 Honda Civic with all season tires in up to 6 inches of fresh snow hasn't let me down yet

Still looks like the Cruze is still plagued by engine and transmission problems. It is a POS.

Buy the car that you can afford. Put winter tires and you are good.

Four wheel drive (either full time or part-time as per the CRV) is always better to have in snow or other low grip conditions. But whether you <need> it depends how many months of the year you are snow bound, because the rest of the time you are lugging round all the diffs, transfer boxes and drive-shafts as dead weight. BTW avoid the Cruze. They have a lot of quality issues. Google is your friend.

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