Iq In The Snow - Brilliant!

[Meld]

Over Christmas, I was away visiting family and give the motorway miles involved I took my Lexus. Then, of course, the snow arrived (although it wasn't really forecast before I set out). My dad's house is at the bottom on a long gradient which has defeated the Lexus in previous winters, but fortunately, I escaped OK yesterday afternoon and had no problems (other than the volume of traffic on the M1!) getting back to my place, although I was driving very gingerly for the last mile or so as the roads were pretty treacherous. Powerful RWD cars are not good in those conditions.

Today, the Lexus is safe in its garage and I took the IQ to Asda, through the hard packed snow/ice combination which is covering the side roads here in Derbyshire. With winter tyres on (Toyo Snowprox), it's got oodles of grip and even managed a hill start with almost zero wheelspin when I deliberately picked somewhere stupid to stop "just to see what happens". I keep being more and more impressed by this little car and I reckon the winter tyres on steel wheels will prove to be a great investment.

[Andy Kay]

You're not far from me but I suspect you might have had the worst of it where you are. Like you I took my iQ out on icy roads for the first time today, and was impressed with the handling (though I'm no boy racer) even with standard tyres.

[craggle]

I have Dunlop Winter sports fitted at the minute to the original Toyota alloys but so far haven't had a chance to try them out in snow. Hopefully the white stuff will find it's way south before too long. :)

Craig.