New car. Great reviews. Winter hit and I would have to start the car about 20 minutes ahead of time for it to even START defrosting the windshield, and this was only because the air finally was warmer than the outside air. I still had to scrape the entire windshield at this point. The heater would then FINALLY be marginally warm about 30 minutes into my 40 minute drive to work. I was told that this was "normal", as all cars had to have time to warm up in our winters. Funny, my previous car only needed about 10 minutes on a below zero day. The only time this heater is warm is when the outside temp is about 32 degrees or warmer ... anything colder you can forget being comfortable. I bundle up and know that I will not be warm until I drive into my work parking lot 25 minutes after leaving home. I don't bother starting it more than a few minutes ahead anymore; it just doesn't help. Nothing does. At least the summers aren't overly hot, so I haven't had to test the A/C in severe heat!!!

For a vehicle that is to be used in Northern Ontario, it does not generate enough HEAT to be used in our winters. I drive about 17km each way to get to work and the vehicle just has a warmth by the time I get to work. Even after it gets warm it never produces enough heat to keep the windows defrosted and keep heat on the feet at the same time. For Northern Ontario vehicles, maybe a higher temperature thermostat which would give the engine a higher operating temperature to generate more heat along with a stronger blower.