5 Most Affordable Foreign Cars That Handle All Weather Conditions

Buying a vehicle is never really cheap, and it only gets more and more expensive when you consider such factors like high insurance rates, regular upkeep and repair work.

Speaking of repair work, a new ride can easily incur damage not just from car-on-car accidents, but from the accumulated wear and tear of facing down the elements, or slipping off-road due to ice, rain or snow.

As such, in additional to an affordable vehicle, you also want one that will survive the elements without requiring endless repair from weather-related damages. Below is a list of rather affordable foreign vehicles that can not only handle the road, but the elements as well.

• Price: $24,995

Subarus are known for their rather weatherproof vehicles, and the Crosstrek is no different. According to US News & World Report, this subcompact ride is encased in a plastic body cladding meant to take a beating, with an all-wheel drivetrain.

It also sits a clean 8.7 inches off the ground, allowing it to easily clear dangerous accumulations of snow on both on and off the road, should the event arise.

• Price: $26,900

With just a few add-ons, KBB noted the redesigned Kona comes packed with weather-adept features — such as all-wheel drive, front collision warning, automatic emergency braking and a build that rests 8.1 inches off the ground — making it just as smooth when driving through a patch of snow as it is when cruising on a warm summer’s day.

Price: $29,110

Per KBB, the Toyota Camry drives right off the lot with the Safety Sense 2.5+, a tech platform that includes “forward collision warning, automatic front emergency braking and automatic high beams,” all of which make this car perfect for snow driving.

For an additional $1,290, you can add the Toyota Cold Weather Package with heated front seats, mirror and steering wheel, making it all the more comfortable and toasty when driving during frigid winter weather temperatures.

• Price: $30,095

KBB clocks the Subaru Forester Premium as a fine ride through rain or shine, sleet or snow – it’s loaded with features such as a forward collision warning (with automatic emergency brakes), LED adaptive headlights, auto high beams, and a rearview camera washer.

It also stands a nice 8.7 inches above the ground, clearing any dangerous clumps of snow that accumulate during a snowstorm, or an off-road dangers if the car somehow manages to slip off the street. The Forester Premium is a compact beast designed to withstand just about any weather conditions.

• Price: $30,605

US News & World Report noted that the Subaru WRX “can handle almost anything,” designed as it is with a plastic body cladding that can easily handle snow-covered streets and any dents and dings that might come with weather-based collisions, or high salt conditions during winter weather.

It also has turbocharged 4-cylinder engine to help power through when a road begins to feel like a snowbank.