Cars do typically run better in the cold weather than they do in warm or hot weather due to the oxygen rich air that the engine intakes.
Cars prefer very cool weather.
When the weather is cool it is more rich in oxygen which cars use and because it is more rich in oxygen it more or less means the car becomes very slightly more powerful.
However when you first start a cold engine the engine can run rough for a few minutes or so and run richer but once it's warmed up it will run better.
If it's really cold out you should start your cars engine and allow it to idle for at least 3 to 5 minutes to warm the engine up and warm the engine oil up as well.
This will allow the engine oil to warm up so that it circulates properly through the engine.
Cold engine oil is thicker and so it's hard to lubricate the engine but once warmed up the engine oil gets thinner and flows through the engine better.
If water freezes in an engine the engine block will eventually crack and break due to the pressure from expansion of the water turning into ice.
Leaving water to freeze in your cars engine damages your engine as well as your radiator too.
If it gets cold in your area you need to use antifreeze to prevent the engine block from freezing up and causing severe damage to the engine.
If the engine block freezes and breaks then you need a new engine which is expensive.
The temperature at which a car engine will freeze is -32 F if using Antifreeze in engine.
If the car engine has only water then the car engine will freeze when the temperatures reaches 32 F or below.
The longer the frozen water stays in the cars engine and cooling system the faster the engine will crack and the hoses as well as the radiator may crack and burst open as well.
When living in cold climates you must use antifreeze which protects the engine from freezing at temperatures above -32 F.
Leaving water to freeze in an engine will cause the engine to crack and break and you'll have to replace the engine and that is very expensive.
At -36 degrees Fahrenheit (that's -38 degrees Celsius), antifreeze and coolant will start to solidify, making it very difficult for your engine to turn over.
One of the most serious mechanical faults that can occur during the winter, however, is a frozen engine.
If you use water rather than good quality coolant/antifreeze in your car's cooling system, it will freeze causing huge internal pressures (which is liable to cause severe engine damage).
If the antifreeze and coolant is mixed correctly (a 50/50 mix of antifreeze and water is ideal), the ethylene glycol can keep your radiator fluid from freezing even in temperatures reaching as low as 30 degrees below zero and also keep those fluids from boiling in temperatures reaching as high as 275 degrees Fahrenheit.