Quote Originally Posted by gjg View Post
Tires would make a big difference - I use Bridgestone Blizzaks LM (?) winter (rough tread) and this tire works better on snow and ice than M2/M3 Winter Dunlops.... wet/dry road not that good....

Weight is and issue but whats new? We had Jeep Grand Cherokee for years, which was even heavier than Q. Sucked the fuel like there was no tomorrow though....
I know the Jepp issue, you must be a shareholder of Shell to run this car.

I agree as well on the issue of wintertires. That's why I went for the Scorpion and not for the very smooth SOTTOZERO.
The SOTTOZERO is very nice and almost noiseless tire, but in the real snow, well ........