we got ~12in of snow overnight.. didnt go to work, and the snow crew hadn't stopped by. decided to 'test the limits' of my Kumho ASX tires on fresh powder snow.

both cars got stuck about 10ft out of the garage, had to ask 3 neighbors to push both cars back in.. lol

both the S and 540 sucked A$$ in snow..

thing is, even w/ WS50 snow tires, i'm not sure how much better they'd be in 12+in of snow, the S was literally a snowplow truck! (i have the front spoiler..)

 

btw i was revving the sucka >5k rpm to cover 10 ft going at 0.002 MPH.. i was scared shitless if the car would suddenly catch traction and rocket into the garage at 30mph!!!!!

 

LoL... rocket into the garage.. that would be a funny sight.. but thank god it didnt happen! yea i dont have winter tires so im just gonna have to leave the car parked with the cover on. i miss my baby already =(

 

funny sight??? wtf man!! i'd be on the local news tonight!!

ya know, kumho tires are amazing in about 3-4" of snow, but 12+, foggitboutit... but this was a good chance to know exactly what these tires are capable of

 

The 5 should be great with a solid set of snows! My 330 did very well on a set of Pilot Alpins in Rochester.

 

Oh wait, does your 5 have DSC or just ASC?

 

12 inches of snow on the road is a lot of snow for any vehicle to get good traction in.

Glad you had some fun though

 

NO passenger vehicle is going to manage 12 inches of unpplowed snow. That would even tax some SUV's. A car as low and light as this is going to ride up on frame and get stuck with no traction regradless of the quality of the tires.

 

Thread is useless without pics

 

Gotta love southern california! Never snows, only rains about a couple of weeks (if that) and is sunny all the other days. (including today)