Winter Tires Review - Car and Driver
11-04-2009, 01:11 PM
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My Ride: 2007 530i. Purchased 6/28/07. Titanium Silver Metallic, Black Dakota Leather, Dark Poplar Trim, Steptronic, Premium Package, Cold Weather Package, Bluetooth, Adaptive Control Xenons. 10/30/07 Added OEM 124s with 245/40/18 & 275/35/18 Michelin Pilot Sport A/S tires. Installed red Cal Covers� from BavAuto. 11/21/07 Added OEM all-weather floor mats (for winter, carpet in summer) and coat rack. 6/26/08 installed M5-style rear spoiler. 6/30/08 put on red reflectors. 8/22/08 Euro turn signal stickers applied. 3/20/09 Installed Shadowline Trim. 3/27/09 Added Matte Black Kidney Grilles from Trinity. 4/03/09 Installed Bimmian Shadow Matte Black 530i Badges. 4/04/09 Installed LED license plate lights from Trinity. 5/01/09 Installed Brabus Interior LED Kit and White Angel Eyes. 5/02/09 Put in Brabus 6K Fogs. 5/14/09 Removed charcoal filter. 5/15/09 Installed light smoke LED side marker lamps from Trinity. 5/21/09 Sprint Booster. 6/12/09 Painted exhaust tips flat black. 6/13/09 Pulled red Cal Covers and painted calipers low gloss black. 6/27/09 RPI Ram Air Scoop from Trinity. 8/15/09 Installed Brabus's silver invisibulbs front and rear. 9/24/09 Installed R-Dash license plate LEDs from Brabaus (John).
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.88 G in the wet. I knew it.
.88 G in the wet. I knew it.
11-04-2009, 04:01 PM
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Great article. Confirms why I go performance winter tires in the winter. UHP A/S tires can be outstanding handlers in dry weather but you would not want to be caught in snow with them. The Dunlop WinterSport M3s and D3s are in the samer "performance winter" class as the tested Michelin Pilot Alpin PA3. They deliver excellent dry weather handling and still deliver in the snow in all but the worst conditions. For NYC winters, the "performance winter" class works for me. If I lived in Vermont, I'd bite the bullet and get the "snow and ice" tires.
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