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I sort of did this. I live in Wisconsin and bought a 2018 CTR. After one winter, I sold it. I gave it a shot (snow tires, etc) but the lack of heated seats or steering wheel and no awd really made winter a drag. Even with dry roads, I'm just too used to getting spoiled by creature comforts...

I owned a 2018 from July, 2018-March, 2019 and live in Wisconsin. If I lived somewhere without winter, I'd most likely have kept the car. I sold mine and went back to a Focus RS because of the following: - Poor winter car (no heated seats, barely competent in snow even with snow tires, needs...

Winter driving: I live in Wisconsin and daily drove a 2018 Type-R (CW! It is lovely in person) throughout last winter with 18s wrapped in Michelin X-Ice tires. In the spring I sold the car. That about sums up my experience. For a little more detail, I'd driven a 2016 Focus RS the previous...

Looks for wheels with offset as close to 60 as you can find, to match the intended set up. (Note: I have Michelin X-Ice Xi3 & 35mm offset on my winter wheels, which is pretty far away, but I haven't noticed anything alarming about them. For non-winter "spirited" driving I'd feel better with the...

I owned a 2016 Focus RS prior to my Type-R. The RS was great overall. It was superior to the Type-R off the line. The Conti's on the Civic aren't as sticky as the Super Sports I used to have on a Focus ST or (obviously) the Pilot Sport Cup 2s that were on my RS. Plus, AWD. The sound of the RS...

I haven't had a chance to drive in snow or ice yet but I'll definitely report back on that when I do. As for dry handling, it's not terrible but it's noticeably worse than the summer wheels/tires (as expected)

Ready to go in Wisconsin! Michelin X-Ice + Motegi MR116

What's the difference between those and the HPS 5.0 pads?