I opted for "High Performance Summer Tires" on my 2021 Spyder instead of the "Ultra High Performance Summer tires". I feel like the summer tires on my Spyder are still not well suited to the relatively cool summers we have in the PNW, especially when the roads are wet. They tend to be a bit slippery unless it really warms up, which we rarely do. I always feel like they are meant for true warm climates like Arizona or Texas.I'm in the area as well, and I have a 4S CT build freezing soon. I have it in the system with summer tires and separate 19" winters. Would you say the all-seasons are good enough in the summer here, or is it worth it to have the separate sets for the best performance all year?
Do you have the specs from the chains?I have ordered Porsche Tequipment snow chains for 20 inch wheels. I thinks they are from RUD / Weissenfels. They can be used for 19 and 20 inch wheels not for 21. Maybe RUD has chains for 21 inch ? I don’t know either if the width th of the tire maters because of the way they are mounted.
Like you mentioned in my bmw f11 and g05 is was passible to turn of RAS when using snow chains.
The Tequipment chains for Taycan are low profile and are not on the back of the tire. Maybe that’s why RAS doesn’t need to be turned off. Just guessing.
I checked on the site of RUD and they are the same (RUD comfort Centrax) . However the RUD ones are more expensive as those sold by Porsche and they have to be accommodated to the size of the specific tire which is not necessary with Porsche. I found cheaper ones but those don’t come out so good in reviews.Do you have the specs from the chains?
thx
Nice Mamba Green sedan! I bet the carbon ceramics look great with the color, lots of yellow in it.Ah hi, fellow Seattle Mamba Green owner! I tooj delivery of a Mamba sedan in November and hadn’t seen any other green Taycans around yet!
Was out of town for the snow so didn’t get to find out how it handles in it, also have the all seasons.
1. Can you use autosocks with all season tires? As a slightly-better solution for those who do not drive frequently in these conditions?Get Autosocks and put winter tires on for winter.
With how bad Seattle streets were during the snow & ice, it was really frustrating seeing people out on all season tires thinking AWD would save them. The streets & highways were in too poor of condition for all season tires.
Just drives me mad to see people talking about "how well" all season tires did. It's like saying "I didn't wear a seatbelt and made it home safely!" to argue that seatbelts aren't necessary. Getting a good result does not mean the process was correct. Winter tires are fairly inexpensive, work perfectly well up to mid 50 degree weather, save tread on your summer tires, and only cost a few hundred bucks a year to mount & store in the Seattle area