It seems that the Type R comes with a performance tire with a softer compound and I imagine that might not perform well in the winter. Is it necessary to swap over to winter tires when it gets cold enough? Or can their performance tires still be considered all season?
Does the Type R need a separate set of tires in the winter or are the factory performance tires useable in the cold?
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It seems that the Type R comes with a performance tire with a softer compound and I imagine that might not perform well in the winter. Is it necessary to swap over to winter tires when it gets cold enough? Or can their performance tires still be considered all season?
Yes it does if you value your safety, driving on pilot sport 4s in the rain is really scary, I can’t imagine snow or ice.
I would get a beater set of wheels and winter tires for the cold months
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The PS4S have better wet weather traction than all seasons. The issue is the PS4S gets very hard in cold weather and no longer have traction. They can even crack and split. A lot of people store them indoors during the cold months.
Yeah I’d imagine if you have the type R and you live somewhere that drops below the 50s you either have to swap tires for the winter, or when you buy the car you take it to a tire shop and replace the summer performance tires with some high quality all seasons.
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I'm swapping tires this winter, but will end up picking up dedicated summer wheels.
Where I live it doesn’t get cold enough or snow enough to justify a full winter set for most people. Most people run all seasons with the exception probably being people with sports cars and a garage to store tires. If I had managed to find a type R for a reasonable price when I was still car shopping, I probably would’ve had to buy all seasons by November and sell the summer performance tires because the only way I’d have space to store tires is if I rented a monthly storage unit.
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Summer tires aren't meant for temps below 40ish. They will get very hard and have poor traction. Could end up cracking the tires too
If you don't get a lot of snow, get a set of all season to replace them.
If you don't get a lot of snow, get a set of all season to replace them.
very interesting, ive only driven on ps4s in very cold rain so I guess that makes sense. It was a awd manual subie too.
I live in a rainy cold climate (around 40ºF in winter), and driving in the rain is not a problem for me. Of course you should drive much slower than in good conditions, and don't drift unless you know what you are doing. Also, make sure there is no standing water.
Probably not a good idea to drive when it is below 40ºF or if there is any snow.
Probably not a good idea to drive when it is below 40ºF or if there is any snow.
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