Winter Tires
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Originally Posted by INTJ,Oct 6 2009, 12:50 PM
The reason for this is simple, the MAXIMUM speed limit is 70-75 mph. The speed rating of a tire is not in any way applicable to short passing bursts, but specifically to the heat buildup from sustained driving. (like you might find in Germany...)
In the US and Canada there are many places that simply don't plow or plow two days later. That is when you need the tube multicell design that works so well on ice. I have had many days in Montana where AWD and pirelli snows were not enough, even michelin studs did not work. This car needs all the help it can get in the winter. Before I moved to Cali I would drive mountain passes all day long and can blather endlessely about tire design, compounding and stud patterns, there is simply no substitute for the Blizzack when conditions get bad.
In the US and Canada there are many places that simply don't plow or plow two days later. That is when you need the tube multicell design that works so well on ice. I have had many days in Montana where AWD and pirelli snows were not enough, even michelin studs did not work. This car needs all the help it can get in the winter. Before I moved to Cali I would drive mountain passes all day long and can blather endlessely about tire design, compounding and stud patterns, there is simply no substitute for the Blizzack when conditions get bad.
This is why I went with the LM-25's (that, and the closeout price).
The LM-25 doesn't handle as well on snow/ice as the WS-60...but really, out of all the cold days you'll drive your car this winter, how many of them will require driving on unplowed/snowy/icy roads? The worst I've seen in my area is a day's worth of accumulation - nothing that the LM-25's couldn't handle. There are, of course, other areas of the world that will see quite a few days between dry, clear roads.
If your S won't be seeing much (if any) snow this year, it is important to purchase the more performance oriented tire that can handle highway driving on cold, dry days.
YMMV
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