What is your wheel/ tire set up summer/winter
#16
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For summer running 21" RS Spyder Wheels with Michelin Latitudes. For winter running 20" Black RS Spyder Wheels with Pirelli Scorpions. Have been very happy with both. Ability to swap them in my garage has been great. I’m storing the off season wheels on a wall rack, so they’re out of the way.
#17
For summer running 21" RS Spyder Wheels with Michelin Latitudes. For winter running 20" Black RS Spyder Wheels with Pirelli Scorpions. Have been very happy with both. Ability to swap them in my garage has been great. I’m storing the off season wheels on a wall rack, so they’re out of the way.
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They are Summer specific tires. The Latitude Sport 3’s are the Summer specific OEM tires as provided by Porsche with the 21” Spyder wheels.
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how many miles did you get out of the summer pirelli’s? Thanks for the info on winters. I’ll buy winter tires for 20” spyders.
I have pilot sport a/s3+ that Ive even done track duty with on my 996. They are amazing in the wet. On track they get very hot and greasy after about session 2... swapping to summers soon for track for the 996 but you will be happy with them... they’re great. No snow experience with them.
I have pilot sport a/s3+ that Ive even done track duty with on my 996. They are amazing in the wet. On track they get very hot and greasy after about session 2... swapping to summers soon for track for the 996 but you will be happy with them... they’re great. No snow experience with them.
gThe pilot sport A/S 3’s seem to be well liked, looking forward to trying them out.
#22
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The typical Q5 wheel is in the 30-33MM offset range whereas the front macan is 25-26MM and the rear is 19-15MM. So, most Q5 wheels are going to look very "tucked in" on the Macan, especially on the rear. I had a very aggressive fitment on my SQ5 so they'll fit OK. bolt pattern and hub size is the same. Good luck.
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#23
As stated above, traction is only one component of winter driving. Even putting aside the issue of wear and tear due to de-icing chemicals and gravel, there is the very real issue of damage from low clearance.
Because snow plow drivers cannot clear every last bit of snow and ice, it'll often pile up into mounds (some big, some small) that are ripe for tearing into underbody components of low cars. Sometimes, those mounds are unavoidable.
For places that only get small amounts of snow, it's no big deal. For those of us living in areas where real dumps are a possibility, this is a real concern.
Because snow plow drivers cannot clear every last bit of snow and ice, it'll often pile up into mounds (some big, some small) that are ripe for tearing into underbody components of low cars. Sometimes, those mounds are unavoidable.
For places that only get small amounts of snow, it's no big deal. For those of us living in areas where real dumps are a possibility, this is a real concern.
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Porsche spends oodles of cash testing not only here north of my place (I test drove for Audi/VW/Bentley one season in their arctic test center) but in the Nordic countries as well under all weather and snow/ice conditions. So, snow mounds etc. please . Incredible that folks spend this kind of cash and at the first sign of clouds or temperature dips they run to hibernate the car
I'm on the road commission for my service area (11 miles for 490 people) keeping the roads open year round and personally clear my road with Olga and my 85" Erskine snowblower. We try not to leave berms, though unavoidable on some driveways. None of this should prevent you from driving your Porsche in winter (another reason for FAL) with the correct tires.
Personally, I've got Michelin Alpin 5; no idea what they're like as my usual tire (Touareg and Macan) are Nokian but alas unavailable for the 992
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I'm on the road commission for my service area (11 miles for 490 people) keeping the roads open year round and personally clear my road with Olga and my 85" Erskine snowblower. We try not to leave berms, though unavoidable on some driveways. None of this should prevent you from driving your Porsche in winter (another reason for FAL) with the correct tires.
Personally, I've got Michelin Alpin 5; no idea what they're like as my usual tire (Touareg and Macan) are Nokian but alas unavailable for the 992
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Olga doing her thing clearing my driveway
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Summer: BBS CH-R (not the "Macan" offset) with Michelin Pilot Sport SUV
Winter: TSW Nord bronze on black with exposed ball trimmed interior spokes and Michelin Pilot Alpine 5 SUV
Winter: TSW Nord bronze on black with exposed ball trimmed interior spokes and Michelin Pilot Alpine 5 SUV
#27
Ultimately, no. A new A/S tire should perform ok in most regular conditions in the winter but in heavy snowfalls where roads are covered, cold temps and icy surfaces, nothing will beat proper snow tires. Add to that the mileage factor - the comment above is with lower mileage A/S tires. As tread wears (as they do quickly on our beloved Macans) so does performance. In other words you might get away with one winter season.
I had a Macan S and now have a Macan GTS, and live just north of NYC, but being from Canada I know the benefits of swapping to snows when the weather gets bad. I swap my Toyo Proxes A/S mounted on the 20' Spyder Wheels (love them and find they're better than OEM Pirellis or Michelins) for 18' rims from Tire Rack (higher sidewalls and narrower) with Michelin Lat X Ice. There is no question about the difference in traction, especially if you want to spiritedly drive your Macan in the winter on all surfaces. One comment: I once had Blizzaks for winters on a previous Q5 and preferred them hands down over the Michelins. Next snows will be the Bridgestones.
I had a Macan S and now have a Macan GTS, and live just north of NYC, but being from Canada I know the benefits of swapping to snows when the weather gets bad. I swap my Toyo Proxes A/S mounted on the 20' Spyder Wheels (love them and find they're better than OEM Pirellis or Michelins) for 18' rims from Tire Rack (higher sidewalls and narrower) with Michelin Lat X Ice. There is no question about the difference in traction, especially if you want to spiritedly drive your Macan in the winter on all surfaces. One comment: I once had Blizzaks for winters on a previous Q5 and preferred them hands down over the Michelins. Next snows will be the Bridgestones.
#28
^ Winter traction in general. I love my PS4SUV, but I can't wait til next month to get the summer rubber off. The hydroplaning, even with a new set, is more frightening then the people of Walmart. Those tiny sipes in the outer tread of the "SUV" are useless at evacuating liquids from the center of the patch.
#29
Ultimately, no. A new A/S tire should perform ok in most regular conditions in the winter but in heavy snowfalls where roads are covered, cold temps and icy surfaces, nothing will beat proper snow tires. Add to that the mileage factor - the comment above is with lower mileage A/S tires. As tread wears (as they do quickly on our beloved Macans) so does performance. In other words you might get away with one winter season.
I had a Macan S and now have a Macan GTS, and live just north of NYC, but being from Canada I know the benefits of swapping to snows when the weather gets bad. I swap my Toyo Proxes A/S mounted on the 20' Spyder Wheels (love them and find they're better than OEM Pirellis or Michelins) for 18' rims from Tire Rack (higher sidewalls and narrower) with Michelin Lat X Ice. There is no question about the difference in traction, especially if you want to spiritedly drive your Macan in the winter on all surfaces. One comment: I once had Blizzaks for winters on a previous Q5 and preferred them hands down over the Michelins. Next snows will be the Bridgestones.
I had a Macan S and now have a Macan GTS, and live just north of NYC, but being from Canada I know the benefits of swapping to snows when the weather gets bad. I swap my Toyo Proxes A/S mounted on the 20' Spyder Wheels (love them and find they're better than OEM Pirellis or Michelins) for 18' rims from Tire Rack (higher sidewalls and narrower) with Michelin Lat X Ice. There is no question about the difference in traction, especially if you want to spiritedly drive your Macan in the winter on all surfaces. One comment: I once had Blizzaks for winters on a previous Q5 and preferred them hands down over the Michelins. Next snows will be the Bridgestones.
I had Blizzaks on my previous M5, worked great, better than my MDX AWD SUV, which only has all season tires that handled the snow trips fine, w/o spirit yet with safety. So my previous set ups are always snow tires on none AWD cars and AS tires on SUV.
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#30
^ I've always been curious about the Blizzak as I remember the rollout in (1990?) The concept was great, more grip, no studs, We still let studded tires chew up our roads today, I'm not sure most folks realize they can get the same traction from a tire that doesn't have tugnston carbide in the ingredients.