Winter Weather Heading Your Way? Read This Before Heading Out
By Cars.com Editors
January 19, 2024
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2021 Lexus ES 250 AWD | Cars.com photo by Joe Bruzek
Snow and ice have descended on much of the country as Old Man Winter gets grumpy again. Before things get too frosty, take a minute to check out Cars.com’s winter driving tips and safety advice. We have a flurry (pun totally intended) of content for you with articles on ownership, preparedness and shopping advice for when the weather turns cold enough to stick your tongue to a pole (not recommended).
Need to know whether to warm up your car in the winter? (Short answer: Usually not.) How to free it from a snowbank or ice patch? (Create a rocking momentum, among other things.) What happens with tire pressure? (It falls, but there’s more to the story.) Advice on some winter-friendly cars to buy next time you’re shopping? (Not all of them are SUVs.)
We’ve checked all of those boxes, and we have even more articles about winter car care and cold-weather preparedness.
And for electric-vehicle drivers, check out our EV winter-ownership page as all-electrics may be feeling the sting more than other types of vehicles due to battery and charging issues that come up when temps drop.
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