That is a lie.Michelin cross climate 2. Only all season tire that is snow rated with the 3 peaks emblem.
Plain and simple.
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That is a lie.Michelin cross climate 2. Only all season tire that is snow rated with the 3 peaks emblem.
How does that reasonable narrow, high profile tire, helps in braking and handling, which are by FAR THE MOST important performance variables in snow and ice?With reasonably narrow, non low profile, all season tires on a FWD (preferably MT) one can get by in snow & marginal ice. Full blown ice storm means studless (or studded if legal) winter tires. Wife’s xB ALWAYS has them in winter, the Corolla has a set, but they’re not on yet (3 inches of snow & no ice I can manage). Wide, low profile, on a light RWD car is useless in my experience!
It is not true. And, in summer it is not good fit for GTI.Michelin cross climate 2. Only all season tire that is snow rated with the 3 peaks emblem.
"All weather" or "all season" tires are a compromise I'm unwilling to make. 3 seasons I run Michelin PSS. In the winter I run Vredestein high performance (W speed rating) snows.
Yep, agreed on best answer. Yes, you can get one of the new "all weather" tires but why? Winter tires on cheaper wheels saves your nice stockers from salt/damage. You get to pick whatever tire you want for summer then whatever snow tire for winter. You can take advantage of sales or favorite brands. And you don't need to compromise on anything. Want studded or the new "ice" rating? Sure, you can do that.This is the best answer to your actual initial question that was posted so far, you already know what you want as you posed it that way. So get a take off set of 18" OEM wheels they are all over facebook marketplace etc about $100 per wheel is standard pricing, you choose the dedicated actual WINTER SNOW tires you want to buy and then swap them pre thanksgiving to just after St patricks day and you will never look back. I choose this method about 7 years ago when I got a new WRX came with factory summer DUnlops that almost killed me first winter and I was not informed by dealership etc. Had no idea that real snow tires were even sold for performance cars until I started reading. Fast forward now I have the VW wagon going steady on its own dual wheel tire setup.
Nokian WRG5.
All-season performances like Michelin Pilot AS4 or Continental DWS06 are better suited for areas that have cold falls or springs, that transition period."All weather" or "all season" tires are a compromise I'm unwilling to make. 3 seasons I run Michelin PSS. In the winter I run Vredestein high performance (W speed rating) snows.
"All weather" or "all season" tires are a compromise I'm unwilling to make. 3 seasons I run Michelin PSS. In the winter I run Vredestein high performance (W speed rating) snows.
Exactly. I hate the way aluminum wheels sometimes get pitted from the salt (FORD I'm looking at you!).Winter tires on cheaper wheels saves your nice stockers from salt/damage.
LOL Someone on the WRX forum was just saying it seems most 22+ WRXs he sees are still driving around on their OEM summer tires, which came standard on them. Slipping and skating around this time of year. I suppose some people have to learn the hard way.So get a take off set of 18" OEM wheels they are all over facebook marketplace etc about $100 per wheel is standard pricing, you choose the dedicated actual WINTER SNOW tires you want to buy and then swap them pre thanksgiving to just after St patricks day and you will never look back. I choose this method about 7 years ago when I got a new WRX came with factory summer DUnlops that almost killed me first winter...
No its not. Also, some non3P tires are amazing, LX25 Continentals for example. Head to head with CC2 its almost a wash.Michelin cross climate 2. Only all season tire that is snow rated with the 3 peaks emblem.
Itll be just fine if he's not actually tracking it.It is not true. And, in summer it is not good fit for GTI.
I actually managed to chip all season tires on road, not performance ones, still harder than all weather.Itll be just fine if he's not actually tracking it.
Do you have experience driving on CC2's and seeing issues like this? I've put almost 30K miles on CC2 tires in all kinds of temperatures from around 100*f to -6*f. While not all of this was in a performance car, I did abuse the tires (launches, etc. in my RAV4 Prime, lol!) in relatively heavy vehicles, and had some fun cornering on them as well in my Acura RDX. I observed zero odd wear. Again, this is DD'ing them and not actually tracking them. However, they are EV rated tires. They are meant to take stoopid amounts of instant torque. I doubt OP will have a problem in a lightweight gas car unless he likes to slide it around at an actual track. Yes, it will lower his performance limits by probably 5-10% over the summer tire. If he needs that last 5-10%, I would recommend an actual R compound tire, as well as CC2's for shoulder seasons, and some Xi3's or Nokians for the winter, so he can truly live his best life 1/4 mile at a time.I actually managed to chip all season tires on road, not performance ones, still harder than all weather.
So, drive it like GTI should be driven, it will lower ljmits of a car, and can damage tires.