mate, I'd put some some winter tires on if I were you. all seasons start to suck at temperatures under +7degs centigrade supposedly. then put the summers back on when it warms up.

 

My Premium GT-R is scheduled to arrive in port next week, and I have a question about tires. Living in the DC area, we don't typically get a huge amount of snow, but we still get some. Enough that, I would not want to drive the GT-R in it with the stock, "Summer Only", tires. Right now I am planning to ship a set of four Dunlop SP Sport 7010 A/S DSST Ultra High Performance All Season tires to the dealer where I am taking possession of the vehicle. And to anticipate some potential questions, yes, I plan to drive the GT-R daily, rain, snow, or shine. Afterall, Nissan touts it as, "The first supercar meant to be driven by anyone, anytime, anywhere". So I'm holding them to that. Anyway, I'd appreciate some feedback on my choice of tires, which, by the way, are the only All Season options available for the GT-R at Tirerack.com.

Thanks.

A dedicated performance winter tire is better than any all season tire in rain, snow or any other cold weather conditiions. Then slap on the summer tires for the spring, summer, fall. All-season tires are garbage. "jack of all trades yet good at nothing"!

 

How long have you lived in DC area? How have you handled winter and driving before?

If you are experienced with driving cars using only all season tires in your area during the winter then you will likely be OK with All Season tires on your GTR but if you expect to be driving into the mountains or to be driving no matter how truely bad the snow is then dedicated winter Blizzac tires are better and safer.

Bridgestone Blizzak LM-25 RFT (runflats)
Performance winter tires- in stock $362 fronts and $394 each in the rears.
Talk to Alex@tirerack.com
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?ti...mp;minLoad=null

The Dunlop 7010 are Ultra High Perf All Season tires. OK for light snow and slow winter driving.

A point has been made- keep the summer tires for any warm weather then switch to dedicated winter tires- even have two sets of wheels and tires.

The other way to do it is keep All Season tires on year round and not have to change at all.

Or use All Season tires most of the year but switch to dedicated winter tires when the weather is really bad- say December to late April. But you have All Season tires for the Fall and some spring during cold weather that would not suit a summer tire.

Confused? Talk to Alex@tirerack, he's in Indiana and it snows over there.

 

I grew up in the DC area (Maryland side, PG County), and typically we get a handful of light (less than 6") snowfalls every year. Every five years or so we can get some serious accumulation. I have also lived in West Virginia, and have plenty of experience driving on snowy mountain roads. By the way, in my experience, having had years of driving in snowy road conditions, it makes you (or should), a more cautious driver, and there are times when you should be wise enough to stay off the road. Not like someone that comes here from another country and decides that with a foot of snow on the ground, hey, this is a great time to head to the mall.

Anyway, I'm still trying to decide whether to go with the All Season tires, or use the Winter tires, for the four or five months out of the year we could get some accumulation. Any heavy accumulation, I'm staying off the road. After not being able to make it up the hill of my pipe stem driveway Winter before last (way less than 6" of snow, but on the stock 19" tires for my M35), I bought Winter tires. That aside, what's the benefit in purchasing a separate set of wheels?

Thanks for the info, everyone.

How long have you lived in DC area? How have you handled winter and driving before?

If you are experienced with driving cars using only all season tires in your area during the winter then you will likely be OK with All Season tires on your GTR but if you expect to be driving into the mountains or to be driving no matter how truely bad the snow is then dedicated winter Blizzac tires are better and safer.

Bridgestone Blizzak LM-25 RFT (runflats)
Performance winter tires- in stock $362 fronts and $394 each in the rears.
Talk to Alex@tirerack.com
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?ti...mp;minLoad=null

The Dunlop 7010 are Ultra High Perf All Season tires. OK for light snow and slow winter driving.

A point has been made- keep the summer tires for any warm weather then switch to dedicated winter tires- even have two sets of wheels and tires.

The other way to do it is keep All Season tires on year round and not have to change at all.

Or use All Season tires most of the year but switch to dedicated winter tires when the weather is really bad- say December to late April. But you have All Season tires for the Fall and some spring during cold weather that would not suit a summer tire.

Confused? Talk to Alex@tirerack, he's in Indiana and it snows over there.