Two personal opinions: The Ford 500 will NOT be a smash due to extremely blah styling and too little power to compete in the class (people read the numbers, and for the same money they will often go for more horsepower).
The second opinion is that I really prefer RWD to FWD in the snow. And yes I have driven both. You lose traction to the front wheels in an FWD, and you can't brake or steer, which are the more important parts of the job. You lose rear-wheel traction, and you still have a couple of options.
And I use snow tires. Cheap life insurance.
