All season tire recomendation
Can any one comment on either of these tires on Q5.
235/60/18 Continental LX20 ecoplus Bridgestone dueler ecopia 422 Ive read the reviews/ tests on Tirerack. Need something with better snow traction/ treadlife than horrendous Michelin Tour HP that came stock. Worn out @23k miles and have been undriveable in snow since new.Leaning towards Conti's but many mentioned balancing issues. |
I'd take a look at some Nokian WRG2, they have very good high speed stability, quiet, very good snow traction, not as good as a dedicated snow tire but the best I've found in an all season. Downside they're on the pricey side. That's what I have on my Q5 and MDX both have handled the winter in Chicago this year very well.
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Originally Posted by tmoe
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I'd take a look at some Nokian WRG2, they have very good high speed stability, quiet, very good snow traction, not as good as a dedicated snow tire but the best I've found in an all season. Downside they're on the pricey side. That's what I have on my Q5 and MDX both have handled the winter in Chicago this year very well.
Put a set of WRG3's on the A4 earlier this week. ;o) |
Originally Posted by tmoe
(Post 24531625)
I'd take a look at some Nokian WRG2, they have very good high speed stability, quiet, very good snow traction, not as good as a dedicated snow tire but the best I've found in an all season. Downside they're on the pricey side. That's what I have on my Q5 and MDX both have handled the winter in Chicago this year very well.
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Originally Posted by ssteigss
(Post 24531597)
Can any one comment on either of these tires on Q5.
235/60/18 Continental LX20 ecoplus Bridgestone dueler ecopia 422 Ive read the reviews/ tests on Tirerack. Need something with better snow traction/ treadlife than horrendous Michelin Tour HP that came stock. Worn out @23k miles and have been undriveable in snow since new.Leaning towards Conti's but many mentioned balancing issues. |
There is no substitute for dedicated snow tires but we run Continental ExtremeContact DWS on 2 of our Audis in the "good" weather. I haven't studied up on it in 6 months so maybe there's something better now but they used to be the "best all-season for snow" (now there's a contradiction of terms!
http://www.tirerack.com/images/tires...ctdws_1000.jpg |
I can vouch for the Extreme Contact DWS as Elevens has pictured above, as these are on my new Q5, but only have 3700 miles on them. Seen a little snow and were excellent...very quiet riding as well. As a point of info, these are the only "approved" replacement tire from the OEM tires that Audi would allow the dealer to swap out before I took delivery of my new Q5.
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Originally Posted by soonerfan
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I can vouch for the Extreme Contact DWS as Elevens has pictured above, as these are on my new Q5, but only have 3700 miles on them. Seen a little snow and were excellent...very quiet riding as well. As a point of info, these are the only "approved" replacement tire from the OEM tires that Audi would allow the dealer to swap out before I took delivery of my new Q5.
Check out the sipes on the WRG3 and you'll see it is very similar to dedicated snow/ice tires. |
Unfortunately The DWS doesnt come in the size i need.
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Originally Posted by ssteigss
(Post 24531745)
Unfortunately The DWS doesnt come in the size i need.
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