The 15 sets of wheels that stand up most to the white stuff.
1. Subaru Outback
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2. Volvo XC90
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3. Subaru Tribeca
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4. Mercedes-Benz M-Class
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5. Volkswagen Touareg
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When white stuff hits the ground, having four-wheel or all-wheel drive is an unmitigated blessing, right?
Wrong.
"When snowstorms hit, people who have all-wheel drive become overconfident," says Russ Rader, spokesman for the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. People drive faster than they otherwise would. Yet all-wheel drive doesn't help them stop quicker.
"It's not a safety system," Rader says. "It's a system to keep you from getting stuck."
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