Today was real bad as far as weather goes. Freezing rain, highways were almost frozen solid and snow was packed up tight, making it hard to go through it for traction. Gotta say the car is really predictable and, for the love of god, keep the traction control ON if you plan on driving in real snow. Don't be a hero with this car, it has a real tendency to slide. The TC has kept me in a straight line in more than one situation.
Today's weather was bad enough that I almost slid 2 lanes across when turning at a slow speed into a boulevard. Funny enough, still able to take off from a complete standstill with the first gear without spinning the wheels. Don't know if it's the tires or if it's just that I'm really careful with the throttle. Probably the throttle, considering the following fact:
When you can spin your tires in 5th gear going 40 MPH (about 2K RPM), it's slippery