11-24-2012, 02:36 PM | #23 |
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Not an inspered feedback - are the Pirelli snow tires that bad? If they are the it's Blizacks W70 s for me...
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11-24-2012, 04:04 PM | #24 |
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The Pirelli winter tires have actually lost significant ground vis a vis other prime brands in tests here in Austria (where we have lots of snow and lots of mountains). Continental, Dunlop, Good Year and Michelin have been dominating the charts for the last 3-5 years. I have Dunlop 4D on mine and was really happy last winter. Braking and accelerating on snow was perfect. Cornering can be a little better, but not too bad. Can't wait for the first snow. My skis are ready for the season.
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11-25-2012, 07:26 PM | #25 |
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Local ski area opened this last week - may go this next week if there is enough snow to cover the rocks...
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Accelerating and cornering surprises me though. It's probably mostly due to the change from top rated Nokians to performance oriented Pirellis. I switched from a 260hp fwd Acura CL-S on Kumho winters and I always had to feather the hell out of the clutch to get started on snow/ice and it'd oversteer if I hit the throttle mid corner. I can't even trigger DSC on the X3 without being a little irresponsible |
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11-26-2012, 12:55 PM | #27 |
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Tangsta, I should know better with respect to braking but the X3's cornering (with performance control + stability control) and acceleration (AWD) should have been significantly better IMO.
Oh well, I'll get 'good' winter tires when the Pirellis are used up.
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I'll see over the coming months whether or not I want to buy an expensive set of designated winter tires -- depends a lot on the winter weather, I guess. |
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12-07-2012, 12:21 AM | #30 |
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I thought the MXM4 were bad on my 07 TL-S. No traction and noisey on the hiway. Changed to Michlen PS 2 and PA 2 for winter tires.
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12-07-2012, 06:44 AM | #31 |
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Hate to shout the wolf all over again, but with NokianTyres I haven't changed my driving style almost at all compared to summer tyres. You can see the video on Video gallery.
Even with over 10 cm of salt mushed snow between the lanes, I can change lane without any hesitation, it is as smooth and rigid as it gets. From traffic lights I accelerate as fast as in summer. Together the xdrive and good winter tyres are just unbelievable good. I am so happy with my car at the moment her in snowy and cold Finland As they say in Nokian slogan: Trust the natives. |
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12-07-2012, 06:50 PM | #33 |
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Interrested in feedback on the PA4 install and performance.
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