Originally Posted by babyjag91

I got a RWD and it's been fine this winter. Haven't even got winter tires yet. But the rain/ice/snow mode is great. Haven't got stuck or slid once since August.

Originally Posted by RaffiNJ

yes and we have not really had any bad weather this year..... well maybe that one Saturday but I took my SUV out that day.

Originally Posted by RaffiNJ

you would be wrong, the first 4 cars I owned were manuals and although the next couple automatics I owned were lacking and I would see a reason to change to manual driving them I would never think about doing that with the XE. I can agree that its a driving preference but really the only benefit of going to RWD is financials. In the snow with RWD it doesn't matter what tires you have, if its even a bit slick you are getting stuck on the slightest of inclines..... I see plenty of European sports cars parked on the side of the road when it gets slipper on the road and I can guarantee you they are RWD cars. You have no weight in the back of the car and you are going nowhere. For this downshifting scenarios you can always use the paddle shifters...... but in the end its a matter of everyone's preference, if you feel better about RWD and manual then by all means its what you should be getting. Another reason I would probably not go back to manual is me getting too old and lazy to shift, I drive mostly in stop and go traffic. When I was younger I would have probably hated myself for owning an automatic tran sports car.