I'm in upstate NY and considering Niro LX. I want to know how well Niro handles in snow. I know it is relatively new car but just want to check out before purchase. My other vehicles are Acura TSX Wagon and Hyundai Elantra. I've had no problem driving with either in snow. And in past driven Honda Odyssey for 10 years, perhaps the best of all three of mine in snow.
Tough question to answer as the Niro hasn't been out during much of a snow fall season anywhere but I just put on 4 snow tires on our new Niro EX 3 days ago. I have always had front wheel drive, and 4 snow tires, never had a problem. I'm in Plattsburgh upstate ny, where are you? someone just said "turn on the AWD", if you're car shopping you've probably already discovered that NO Niro anywhere has AWD............... I think you should be fine though, since we are in the same state, we both know that the last few winters have been extremely mild, and we ask ourselves, when is the next 3 ft blizzard lol. Jeez! remember 2 years ago? Here i Plattsburgh it was 74 on Christmas eve! Also, since the Niro has a "sport mode" and can drive like a manual/standard "stick shift" ,,,,, in snow, especially going up hill from a stop, AND snow tires, doing manual upshifting will move you right along as if you were driving a stick shift/standard, which I always did prior to this Niro, and never had a problem.