Yokohama S1's make bad snow tires.

[plymouthcolt]

I found out the hard way, trying to make it home before I got stranded. (I should have just let the car sit overnight)

It was like driving on completely bald tires. All of a sudden I am going 90 degrees to the right when my wheel is still straight. )

Passenger side tires slid into a trench and I was done for the day. I waited four hours for the tow truck.

Now I have to watch the tow driver try to remove my car from the ditch without destroying my undercarriage. I am fortunate there was no damage.

What's a good all high performace all-season tire? Snow tires are overkill for my area. I heard good things about the Yokohama Avid V4s.

[jluetjen]

Have you ever wondered why all of the rally cars use very tall narrow tires in the snow? The last thing that you want for a relatively light car with lots of HP in the snow are "steamroller" tires.

[kqw]

See my post "Almost wiped out"

I can definitely RELATE....

[PorscheGuy79]

Get some Blizzaks I swear by them.

[Wil Ferch]

Winter tires aren't just narrower with a different tread design...the rubber compound is vastly different. Hi-per tires are like linoleum in winter......

Wil

[Rot 911]

I know everyone says to get skinnier tires than stock, but I went with stock size Blizzaks. The reason being is that there are not that many days that we have snow around here so I wanted some decent dry weather grip. When it does snow I have had no problem getting around. I am running Blizzaks 205 front and 225 rear.

[cegerer]

Last year, there were several threads on a Cayenne BBS from guys who just couldn't believe how poorly the all-wheel-drive Cayenne handled in the snow. One guy rammed his garage door and made the case for defective brakes ..... Of course, all of these mental midgets had their hi-perf tires on!! AWD/4WD really doesn't make a difference if you're on racing slicks

I've got 225/50 Blizzaks on my M3 and the snow handling is outstanding. Blizzak dry road handling? That's another story ......