[s-cars] Nokian NRW-H impressions

[TM]

Yeah- I guess I'm experiencing the float you mention.

I don't consider this to be deep snow- only a couple inches
actually on the road.

As for your tire size suggestion- yes, I know, but when
you have 996 calipers, I can't downsize to my OEM 15s
and I didn't have a spare set of 16s, otherwise, I'd try
205/55R16.

Taka

-----Original Message-----
From: Kirby Smith [mailto:kirby.a.smith at verizon.net]
Sent: Saturday, January 19, 2002 7:43 PM
To: TM
Cc: S-Car-List; Quattro List
Subject: Re: [s-cars] Nokian NRW-H impressions


If the tire is wide enough, and the snow deep enough, you will float in
snow no matter what the tread or compound.  For better performance in
deep snow, the Hakka Qs would probably do.  However, you probably should
be using a 205/60-15 on a 200 in the winter.

kirby

TM wrote:
>
> Having just driven for about 3 hrs. in our first decent snowfall of
> the season, I have to say that I'm a bit unhappy about my snow tires.
>
> It is quite possible that my snows are just too low-profile and too
> wide, but the NRWs are awfully squirrelly and loose in the soft,
> slushy stuff as well as corn snow-like marbles. They hooked up very
> nicely on hardpack and fresh snow, though.
>
> I don't think my 200 is heavy enough to put sufficient weight down on
> 225/45R17 snows or the NRWs are not as good as the Dunlop M2s. Our A4
> on 205/55R16 M2s is awesome (but that's not a fair comparison, as it
> is apples-to-oranges).
>
> Anyone try weighting down their quattro with some sandbags? Maybe an
> extra 100-200 lbs. in the trunk will make it less loose.
>
> That said, I think if one is accustomed to driving hard in the snow,
> the NRWs will provide sufficient grip to drive around rally-style in
> the snow. However, for everyday driving, they are a little
> disconcerting when they start drifting in a rather gentle turn- easily

> recoverable at prudent speeds, but not what I was expecting. I know my

> mechanic would love it.
>
> My 5ktq with 195/65R15 Firestone Winterfires was far superior in the
> snow, although it understeered like crazy.
>
> If you have NRWs, I'd like your impressions- maybe my tire choice was
> just too wide. I know it wasn't ideal, but I had little choice- I
> didn't have a spare set of 16s (Dad is using them on the A4) and the
> crappy OEM Potenzas on the S4 Avus wheels had to go anyway, so thus
> the choice of 17" snows.
>
> Taka
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