Choosing winter tires

SSTonyHD · 07-23-2017, 07:14 PM

I know its July and way too early to even think about winter, but I like to research and be prepared. Ive been doing a lot of reading and the consensus is to go with 18 inch wheels and a 245/50/18 winter tire on my SS. The question is, should i choose the studless winter or the performance winter tire. Here in Columbus, 95% of the time the roads will be clear from snow. And its not like I will be doing much hard driving in the winter. But I don't want to lose the fun of driving either. I am looking for the best compromise but don't want to overspend.

jreagle56 · 07-24-2017, 08:23 AM

winter performance tires are appealing. they maintain a bit of the handling characteristics although the tread is still a little 'squishy' during cornering. 19" Sottozero 3 was my choice last year.
It was such a light winter, all seasons would have worked fine..... Although your experiences may be different.

avalonandl · 07-24-2017, 09:22 AM

Car and Driver put Pirellis on the SS for their long term test.

07-23-2017, 07:14 PM	#1
SSTonyHD Drives: 2017 Camaro 2SS 6M Join Date: May 2017 Location: Columbus, OH Posts: 29	Choosing winter tires I know its July and way too early to even think about winter, but I like to research and be prepared. Ive been doing a lot of reading and the consensus is to go with 18 inch wheels and a 245/50/18 winter tire on my SS. The question is, should i choose the studless winter or the performance winter tire. Here in Columbus, 95% of the time the roads will be clear from snow. And its not like I will be doing much hard driving in the winter. But I don't want to lose the fun of driving either. I am looking for the best compromise but don't want to overspend.

07-24-2017, 09:22 AM	#3
avalonandl Drives: 2019 ZL-1 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Troy, MI & Naples, FL Posts: 2,019	Car and Driver put Pirellis on the SS for their long term test. __________________ 2019 ZL-1 Acquired 4/23/21 at 6300 miles. Riverside Blue, A10, PDR. Traded in 2017 2SS with 6M and 32k miles. Continental Extreme Contact Sports. Now has 10,000 miles... 2012 Yukon XL Denali w/ 6.2 AWD

07-24-2017, 08:23 AM	#2
jreagle56 Drives: 2022 2SS A10 NPP MRC Red Hot Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: CT Posts: 128	winter performance tires are appealing. they maintain a bit of the handling characteristics although the tread is still a little 'squishy' during cornering. 19" Sottozero 3 was my choice last year. It was such a light winter, all seasons would have worked fine..... Although your experiences may be different.

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