Someone was abusing the MX-5. We have an MX-5 Mk2.5 SVT engine, which I drove through the snow in previous winters (OK not quite as impressive as this year). Low grip but great balance and very predictable, not a problem in the snow really, you just had to accept that you would be sliding all the time and it was up to you to decide what direction you were going to slide in.
Someone else was bemoaning a Mini Cooper S, presumably the BMW one. I had the Cooper and that was fine.
My wife's A3 diesel on the other hand is pretty poor.




