All Season Tire Recommendation

[Kaklikian, Gary]

Agree on the speed rating -- you really need at least a H-rated tire on the
big chassis cars for dry pavement. I'm using the 215/55-16 NRW-H and could
live with it year-round if I had to. You adjust to the higher slip angles vs
a Z-rated performance tire with gentler steering inputs and even later
apexes. Snow and wet performance is excellent.
I'd have to rate the NRW-H a 10 in its category.

Gary Kaklikian
86 4ktq
92 S4

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> From: 	Dave Conner[SMTP:conner at cfm.ohio-state.edu]
> Sent: 	Wednesday, January 03, 2001 9:32 PM
> To: 	'quattro at audifans.com'
> Subject: 	re: All Season Tire Recommendation 
> 
> I've been using the NRW-H (195-65/15) on an 89 200Q and would like to add
> a
> couple of thoughts to what Bryan has to say... copied below.  Regarding
> soft sidewalls, etc... The feeI of the tires on my car is pretty firm, and
> I think many people would be well satisfied with it year round.  It's not
> at all like the mushiness I've noticed with other snow tires.  When I was
> considering buying another set of the NRW's, with 70 series profile for a
> different car, I had a talk (e-mail) with  Greg Galinsky
> <gg at peoplepc.com>,
> a Nokian tire dealer.  I asked his advice on which tire to buy in order to
> achieve the same responsive feel of the NRW-H on my 200q.  
> 
> Greg wrote "The tread compound from the T to the H is not going to affect
> handling very much at all.  More of a function of the tire carcass design
> and sidewall profile.   The 70 series NRW's would feel kind of mushy in
> comparison (to the 65's) even if they  were H rated."
> 
> So ... NRW comes in both H and T speed rating.  The H series is generally
> a
> lower profile tire than what's available in the T series, and profile is
> an
> important factor in determining the handling characteristics.  It would be
> helpful if comments about these tires include info re: tire size and
> whether they are H or T rating. 
> 
> Dave C.
> 
> 
> Bryan Rodgers  writes...
> >I own a set of NRWs on my 4000s, and I think they're fantastic
> >'city-winter-tires-with-occasional-trips-into-deeper-snow', but I can't
> >really see anyone using these things 'all season'(especially on a GTI).
> The
> >sidewalls are super-soft(compared to an all-season, or perf tire)...and I
> >haven't tried it yet, by I think our summers up here in Toronto might be
> a
> >bit much for the rubber compound(it get's HOT!)
> 
> 
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