What car is best for winter? I used to have an R-reg Ford Mondeo that was an absolute snowplough in the winter. Last Christmas my boyfriend gave me his 2005 Focus, which is bad to drive in the snow, skidding everywhere. Should I change the wheels or just have winter tyres put on? That Mondeo was probably on 14in wheels with deep-profile tyres. I guess the Focus has taller wheels with low-profile tyres. The answer is to switch to 15in or 16in wheels, fit a set of four Goodyear Vector 4Seasons tyres and leave them on throughout the year.