Winter Driving

Hi i was looking in autotrader and found a very nice 91 integra, its a 5 speed, fwd. I live up in northern canada were thigns get really slippery and icy. I was just wondering how they handle on ice and bad conditions. Also where can i find specs. on this car like horsepower and such.


Thank you in advance

the little winter we had here in wisconsin my teg worked great as long as i did nice and easy starts. i dont think the one you are looking at would have abs, but if it does thats a plus. as far as specs its 130ish hp and 125 tq....

hope that helps, and good luck if you get it

Well I live in upstate new york and while I am better off than a RWD car for a FWD car 2nd gen integras suck for winter.


I used to put 4 studded snow tires on it every winter and while i only spun out once, pulling hills was all but impossible. The car would be moving nicely till it hit snow/slush/ice then the tires will begin to spin, and it wouldn't be able to pull the hills.

Of course I usually wind up having to drive when most people would stay in... btu I do wish the teg was a bit better in winter.

The reason that Tegs don't do so well in the winter, is because they are so damn light. In addition to the light weight, most integras are going to have performance rain tires, and You will need some good tires to drive in slush, or any of the other wintry weather. My accord drives better in snow than my GSR. The car will be able to get you places if it does get slick, but don't try and drive it like you had spikes in the wheels (unless you actually do :) ).

I actually did have spikes :icon16:


like I said I used to run my integra with 4 studded snow tires and it still wasn't great.

As far as it being light well I don't think so, I used to have a 96 plymouth neon and that car was 300 pounds lighter than the teg and it could run cirlces aroung the integra in snow.... and that was without any snow tires at all.

I think it has to do more with a combination of things. such as wider tires, and weight distribution.

I think that the aluminum engine in the integra creates a very light front end causing the drive tires to not have enough grip, that plus the wider tires make the front end sort of float on snow and slush.

I'm from Montreal, Quebec. Got a 94 Integra with really worm out summer tires (not enough $$$ for winter tires....university aint cheap) and I find driving in winter with Teg (which is standard) easier than driving my 92 Corolla (which is auto).

I drive a 2000 integra, and winter isnt a problem. Just take it easy, most of the roads right now are nothing but ice, but i can get going and stop no problem. the only problem i noticed is that when its really cold out like today -23 degrees celsius that the heat coming into the car isnt as warm as i would like it to be. but other then that, i think its a great little car in the winter. :D

I live in Toronto and right now my car is stored but I drove my car last year with snow tires. It really sucks if the snow surpasses 10cm. I got stuck on an uphill stop sign. I didn't want to fully stop but the ongoing traffic forced me to stop resulting in getting stuck for 15 minutes having to borrow a shovel from a nice lady and shovel about 5 feet all around in front of my car. When it's -25 and -35 with the windchill "that sucks".
Remember this is a sports car which is ideal to drive during dry weather. If you buy it just try to avoid driving it in bad conditions.

I live in Toronto and right now my car is stored but I drove my car last year with snow tires. It really sucks if the snow surpasses 10cm. I got stuck on an uphill stop sign.


I agree i've found that anything over an inch and you will be stuck without really good snow tires and even then sometimes depending on conditions.


I have found that putting 4 studded snow tires on her keeps her in line pretty well in the winter but don't try to push through more than 3 inches or the tires start to float and spin even with the 4 studded snows.

from Montreal, Canada:


yeah as soon as you have a few centimeters of snow you will have to be very careful. But keep in mind this is the case for many sport compact vehicules...


The car gets slippery specially when you pull speed in curves. When you drive carefully I find that riding an integra is not such a big deal. I've done some pretty hardcore winter driving with it, and only once did I feel I should stay off the roads.

I live in montreal,canada also and i drive my gsr with a good set of goodyear ultragrip winter tires, and i've never had a problem driving in the winter, just dont use cheap 4 season tires

I live in Colorado at 5,000 + feet, and a solid 5 months of winter, and sometimes it snows a lot. Although I haven't driven my '90 RS in Deep snow...yet...it goes everywhere I point it. I do have decent studded snows on all four corners, and wouldn't dream of winter without them. I am very confident with this car, but a little extra weight in the rear helps too....full tank of gas, maybe even a sand tube or two. If we got a real storm, I'm sure ground clearance would be a problem, but then it would be a problem for a lot of other cars too!

Get 4 good studded snows and go, it will work fine even if this is your only car.