Mystery Squid: Does your Prius get stupid on wet snow and ice? (Prius Main Forum)

[Danny]

My experience reflects Jayman's (minus snow tires) and Ken Coopers. Pretty much same thing, as soon as it feels the wheels are going to spin, that f'in traction control stops spinning the wheels.

I commute through a variety of country roads and crowded highway, and it made for some pretty hair-raising situations. For example, being on a slushy incline at a Stop sign, and having to turn left while a rig, in the distance, has the right of way, no Stop sign for him. You have plenty of time to make the turn, halfway through, the wheels lose traction and stop. Now I'm sitting in my Prius, half way into the road with the rig coming, and people behind me such that I can't back up.

And that was only one of maybe 3 similar situations this winter.

My rear wheel drive Mustang with summer tires performs better than my '04 in snowy/slushy conditions.