Originally Posted by mdesbiens

This is my 2nd Lexus IS RWD. The first winter, I got Blizzak winter tires and I replaced them after 2 months of winter in Montreal (Quebec). I got many frustrations and twice, I could not drive up a snowy street to pick up my son at daycare. I had to stop all the cars in the street and make a U-Turn. A friend recommended to try Nokian Tyres RSI (older Nokian Tyres). The car behave completely different.

Other AWD cars have much faster acceleration on snowy roads, but I do not see another gain in other situations (braking, curve, etc.). Also, we feel much more the road when it is slippery.

Just in case you think I don't know anything about AWD, I also own a SAAB XWD with Nokian Tyres on it. Yes, I can compare.

I agree with GeorgeR.