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Originally Posted by BGM-M3COMP
Sick!!!!
I gotta get winters for next winter. It sucks not driving these cars during this weather. 11 degrees out now and i have to drive like grandma with these 4S tires lol
Next winter though i'll be ready  |
So far so fun! I'm running Alpin 5s and driven on limited amount of frozen precipitation so far (patchy ice; shallow powder; packed snow, both wet and dry). I have yet to drive through deep powder (which we often get) or wet ice (result of freezing rain, which we seldom get).
I switch off DSC any time I encounter accumulated snow, so tires can spin some to gain foothold on pavement. Otherwise it's DSC on and easy-does-it with steering and pedal inputs. Until it loses traction it behaves like a powerful RWD vehicle with wide tires (even if they're best-in-class winter treads). Treated with respect, it tracks straight and true.
On the other hand, goose it lightly from a standstill for a quarter-second with the steering wheel canted, and it'll easily pivot ~90°. This reliably gets the car pointed in the right direction on slick surfaces, when front tires have limited low-speed grip and just tend to understeer. Handy for pulling out of snow-covered junctions and parking lot aisles. I haven't attempted prolonged drifts or lurid slides; that's reserved for experimenting on a frozen lake or ice-racing course (which I'm unlikely to encounter any time soon).
But what I'm most curious to experience is handling deep snow. If it conquers the first/last half-mile from home, it'll be pretty invincible.