Not a scientific answer but myself being the king of cracked windshields, I learned to never put the defroster on first before vehicle heat in freezing temps or use snow brush to hard. I start to warm the interior first after two temp bars appear and gradually start to include defroster and so...
Not going to break out the calculator on that one but the manual is equipped with 2 low gears to compensate. If it gets me out of the snow and mud and up the trail its enough for me.
If it’s any help: 2024 Badlands 7 speed Man. With 2.3 L turbo. Plenty of power no issues accelerating to highway speeds on both 2H and 4H..the 2.3 is a very good build no issues at all. I was skeptical as well coming off a Bud Moore 302Ci but I love my 2.3 !!
That’s horrible. Also on that note be gentle when you use a snowbrush or ice scraper on your windshield they tend to cause cracks in very cold weather