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The ones that came on mine are michelin pilot sport 4 235/45 r18 "extra load"Winter tyres make a huge difference. We go up North a lot, in slushy/snow conditions it makes the car a lot grippier. Even in plain wet weather it makes a huge difference.
My specific concern is with the SR+ being rear wheel drive and how it handles in wet weather.
Are the tyres on the SR+ all weather ones? Anyone go the exact specs?
Personally I've NEVER understood the whole winter/summer tyre thing.
I've driven cars for 25 years and NEVER considered or changed tyres based on the seasons. Pick a standard decent tyre - drive the car. end off.
Winter tyres make a huge difference. We go up North a lot, in slushy/snow conditions it makes the car a lot grippier. Even in plain wet weather it makes a huge difference.
My specific concern is with the SR+ being rear wheel drive and how it handles in wet weather.
I wondered that too, as my parents still live where I grew up - near snowdonia. I asked the sales rep and he gave me a spiel about because the batteries are more central and there's no mass in the front (no engine, innit) it is much much better in the snow and ice and isn't likely to fish tail etc.
I wondered that too, as my parents still live where I grew up - near snowdonia. I asked the sales rep and he gave me a spiel about because the batteries are more central and there's no mass in the front (no engine, innit) it is much much better in the snow and ice and isn't likely to fish tail etc.
in other words behaves like a central engine car CoG wise...I wondered that too, as my parents still live where I grew up - near snowdonia. I asked the sales rep and he gave me a spiel about because the batteries are more central and there's no mass in the front (no engine, innit) it is much much better in the snow and ice and isn't likely to fish tail etc.
They may not be relevant to your driving but that does not mean they are not a thing. Try telling that to anyone living in Scandinavia or the Alps. Winter tyres make a huge difference and not just in snow and ice. Since they are made of a softer compound they typically give better grip even on clear roads below about 7 degrees and on snow the difference is nothing short of miraculous.Personally I've NEVER understood the whole winter/summer tyre thing.
I've driven cars for 25 years and NEVER considered or changed tyres based on the seasons. Pick a standard decent tyre - drive the car. end off.
I've been wondering about this as a benefit for EV's but never seen it mentioned as a feature/benefit. Lots of cars have 50-50 weight distribution via putting battery and fuel etc at the back to balance out the engine at the front but it seems to me 50-50 with the weight in the middle is going to be inherently better than 50-50 with the weight at each end hence the ultimate ICE cars being mid engined.I wondered that too, as my parents still live where I grew up - near snowdonia. I asked the sales rep and he gave me a spiel about because the batteries are more central and there's no mass in the front (no engine, innit) it is much much better in the snow and ice and isn't likely to fish tail etc.
well according to the sun we have ahead a weather researcher do the longest forward forecast ever and all forecasts tended towards -70 and 30 ft of snow.. cough sorry -30 and a lot of snow.... so you go and read the report and we are due a bad beast from the east again and there we go make of that as you will.I have previously been a satisfied customer of Michelin Cross-Climates but have a dilemma with my new LR AWD. I would expect it to be better able to handle difficult conditions because of the AWD, and I like the look of the Pilots. I also don't fancy springing for another set of wheels which would make swapping back in the spring more straightforward. However I get the impression that the Pilots are every much summer tyres, and are susceptible to cracking if not given a chance to recover after temperatures of -7 degrees Celsius. The question is whether this is likely to happen in London this winter..