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Message: Not too bad of a compromise!
Changed By: Red_Lightnin!
Change Date: January 03, 2011 04:00PM
Not too bad of a compromise!
Change Date: January 03, 2011 04:00PM
Not too bad of a compromise!
I wanted the all seasons so that I could use them for long trips in the spring/summer if I wanted to without burning up the expensive PS2 rubber on my 18s - I mean, no point worrying about threshold adhesion on I-95. And given the ride and noise of pure snows relative to the limited snow in the DC area (yes, even last year there wasn't that much compared to where I grew up in the Northeast) I wanted a little better ride.
So, of course the question is, how does the Continental Contitrac DWS perform on snow? The answer: AWESOME!
I was at my parents in NJ last week for Christmas and we got about 14" of snow. After we shoveled the driveway, there was still about 1-2" in the road after plowing and I'll be shucked if the end of the cul-de-sac didn't look an awful lot like a skidpad . . . so I took the Boxster out and was really, really impressed with the DWS. Got the car up to about 20-25 with very little slip, there was no throttle-off oversteer and to induce throttle-on oversteer I really had to stomp the throttle - and once I correct ed steering and backed off, the care came right back on line. I was very impressed.
So, of course the question is, how does the Continental Contitrac DWS perform on snow? The answer: AWESOME!
I was at my parents in NJ last week for Christmas and we got about 14" of snow. After we shoveled the driveway, there was still about 1-2" in the road after plowing and I'll be shucked if the end of the cul-de-sac didn't look an awful lot like a skidpad . . . so I took the Boxster out and was really, really impressed with the DWS. Got the car up to about 20-25 with very little slip, there was no throttle-off oversteer and to induce throttle-on oversteer I really had to stomp the throttle - and once I correct ed steering and backed off, the care came right back on line. I was very impressed.
Original Message
Author: Red_Lightnin!Date: January 03, 2011 03:56PM
Not too bad of a compromise!
I wanted the all seasons so that I could use them for long trips in the spring/summer if I wanted to without burning up the expensive PS2 rubber on my 18s - I mean, no point worrying about threshold adhesion on I-95. And given the ride and noise of pure snows relative to the limited snow in the DC area (yes, even last year there wasn't that much compared to where I grew up in the Northeast) I wanted a little better ride.
So, of course the question is, how does the Continental Contitrac DWS perform on snow? The answer: AWESOME!
I was at my parents in NJ last week for Christmas and we got about 14" of snow. After we shoveled the driveway, there was still about 1-2" in the road after plowing and I'll be shucked if the end of the cul-de-sac didn't look an awful lot like a skidpad . . . so I took the Boxster out and was really, really impressed with the DWS. Got the car up to about 20-25 with very little slip, there was no throttle-off oversteer and to induce throttle-on oversteer I really had to stomp the throttle - and once I correct steering and backed off, the care came right back on line. I was very impressed.
So, of course the question is, how does the Continental Contitrac DWS perform on snow? The answer: AWESOME!
I was at my parents in NJ last week for Christmas and we got about 14" of snow. After we shoveled the driveway, there was still about 1-2" in the road after plowing and I'll be shucked if the end of the cul-de-sac didn't look an awful lot like a skidpad . . . so I took the Boxster out and was really, really impressed with the DWS. Got the car up to about 20-25 with very little slip, there was no throttle-off oversteer and to induce throttle-on oversteer I really had to stomp the throttle - and once I correct steering and backed off, the care came right back on line. I was very impressed.