Best All-Season on Snow?

[Michael L. Riebs]

A few years ago I read somewhere that the Quattro system specifically, along
with the Blizzak tires would give you the absolute best performing winter
vehicle anywhere on the planet - by a large margin!

I think I might give them a try this winter on the wife's A6Q Avant.

Definitely not intended for much pavement use, though. Way to soft a
compound.

Michael Riebs
'90 V8Q (#7)
'98 A6Q Avant (#6)
Only 6 & 7 remain

----- Original Message -----
From: <JZ137 at aol.com>
To: <quattro at audifans.com>
Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2001 11:57 PM
Subject: Re: Best All-Season on Snow?


> In a message dated 12/12/01 9:30:08 PM Mountain Standard Time,
> robert at s-cars.org writes:
>
> > At 11:10 PM 12/12/01, you wrote:
> >
> >  >Hi all,
> >  >
> >  >Is there any sort of consensus as to which all-season tire is best in
the
> >  >snow?
> >
> >  No all season tire is good for snow.  It may be barely usable but good?
> No
> >  way.
>
> Point taken:-)  But that's why I didn't use the word "good" but "best".
The
> best all-seasons may be crap in the snow, but there is still a best
> all-season in the snow.
>
> One of my favorite things about Quattro is it's ability to outperform
FWD/RWD
> cars in the snow without using dedicated snow tires.  I am very happy with
> the way the 4kcsq accelerates in the snow without snow tires.  Stopping is
> something else.....
>
> When the snow gets really deep my Syncro Westfalia with BFG A/T's takes
over.
>
> Cory
> '87 4kcsq
>
>
> >
> >  >What is the best tire in the snow that does not incorporate a low temp
> >  >compound or studs?       I have a set of Firestone Firehawk SS20's and
> they
> >  >did pretty well in the snow last winter, but I'd like to know if there
is
> >  >something better.  TIA.
> >  >
> >  >Cory
> >  >'87 4kcsq
> >  >
> >  >
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