Should I invest in a car with AWD or 4x4?

So I live in southern Ohio and I have a very hectic schedule. I'm always on the go and no matter the weather i'm out driving in it. I have a 2010 Ford Focus that I've had for a while and it does fine except snow. I even bought snow tires and they help but because the car doesn't have good ground clearance anything over 4 inches is almost a nightmare trying to drive in. My delima is that it only snows like this 2 or 2 1/2 months of the year and a car like this would almost be pointless as id much rather have something fuel efficient (no matter how cheap gas is right now). Would you suggest something like a Toyota RAV4 hybrid?

I've found that AWD/4WD doesn't help much in the winter. The only things it really does, besides maybe helping you get out of the ditch, is help you speed up more quickly, by giving more traction, and give you a false sense of security. A lot of them are big heavy vehicles that like to slide whenever you turn or stop, and they get bad mileage. However, if you really want something with better clearance I've heard the rav4 is decent in deeper snow.

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