Spec me a US car

[Kappa]

This is a good point. I havent really considered weather that much in my decision process - I would like a car to drive all year round if possible, and if there's snow on the ground for 2-3 months then a sports car isn't ideal. However, that does beg the question - what do the other cars on the list have that makes them any more suitable for winter driving?

Well Chicago deal with snow EXTREMELY well, it's cleared by rush hours with many snow plows and salt, and cars like Camry's etc deal with the roads well enough (went at new years), albeit slow. It may be an issue for maybe a corvette, but most cars should cope fine. The only major issue occured in January when Chicago had a huge blizzard/storm that made the city have the first 'Snow' day (i.e. shut schools) it had in 12 years.

 

[DAIR]

The RS4 is old - based on a car introduced in 2000 and itself discontinued for years now.

Still a great car though!

 

[Moeks]

If you can get an XKR in that budget, like you suggested that you could in your first post, look no further, they feel and look special in anywhere on earth, including the West Midlands where I live, which is the home of Jaguar and you really do see more around here than anywhere else I have been ...but still XK's are rare and XKR's especially.

They look great, sound great, go great and have lovely interiors.