Sidicks
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I'd certainly recommend getting winter tyres for your Taycan and if your dealer can store them (or you can do so at home), it makes sense to purchase new wheels at the same time to make the twice-yearly switch-over much more straightforward.My car has a set of 20" Turbo Aero wheels and I'm currently thinking about whether I order a set of 21" summer wheels and tyres and swap to winter tyres for the 20", or I may just get an extra set of 20" wheels. Anyway, I digress as this is my own dilemma. Porsche Reading will at least store wheels at the dealer (for a fee), which is great. The 20" will likely come with PS4's and the 21" would come with Eagle Asym 3's
What I'm asking is whether UK users think it's worth getting winter wheels/tyres on my Taycan?
I've previously had a few different cars and found that, say, my RS3 didn't really benefit much from winter wheels and on the 2-3 days of actual deep snow we had I didn't drive much, but icy conditions never really affected it. 4WD and just being very slightly more careful at this time of year was easily manageable. However, on my old C63, winter wheels and tyres were an absolute must and tbh it would have been foolish bordering on insanity not to buy and use them.
I'm thinking the Taycan fits into the same category with the RS3. For our fairly mild UK winters it will be more than perfectly drive-able with a small bit of care and a slight back off of the throttle. I don't necessarily care about the money, more about the faff of changing wheels for a brief 2-3 month period every year.
I'm getting a Taycan Turbo ST, for context. Tyres are likely to be Michelin PS4's apparently.
Thoughts and opinions? Again, this is based on be being in sunny Hampshire in the UK
If your current tyres are near to needing to be replaced, I'd be tempted to go with new 21" wheels for summer use and to use the 20" for winter tyres.
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