So.. what is the general review of the Dunlop SP Winter Sport 3D winter tires... So far they seem not too bad... better than the viking (rebranded econo Conti) and the Canadian tire Good year winter tires which were also OK... Granted... I am leasing this car so I may not get the chance to replace my winters before I trade it in for another car... so I may have my Dunlops for the 3 years remaining on the lease... But who knows I may end up buying out the lease on this one like I did my last car.
Anyway... in the winter, anything is better than non winter tires in the snow and ice... I've had all seasons on an AWD car and it was horrible compared to winters on my FWD cars
On my SE-R Spec V, my Pirelli winter snowsport 210 tires were really quite good unless on super slick glare ice or really deep snow.... These seem similar to the dunlops... perhaps not as good on the corner ice but in the dry and wet they are really good... and I think they handle puddles or slush better.
Braking seems to be pretty good too with the Dunlops, even on slick ice... it is just the harder cornering that I am not sure about yet. I tried the car without the traction aid and well.. they are not nearly as nice.. but still seem ok for winter riding... not to mention this car as about 70-80 HP more than my last car and a lot more driver aids so it is a bit harder to compare the two.
Reviews seem to place these newer Dunlops much higher than the old Graspic tires and close to most of the other top 5 brands so given the price I figured it was worth a shot....
Is there really any fully winter non studded tire that kicks ass? (blizzaks are 50 winter 50 all season so have a short winter life) I want decent handling/wearing dedicated non-studded winter tire that is really good on ice as well as the dry cold road handling?
All winter tires I've had seem to be killer on the shallow, loose and hard packed snowy roads and sanded slick roads... I rarely hit axle deep snow or deeper so I am more interested in wet/dry, sport handling as well as the hard cornering on typical northern US/Canadian winter roads. with the braking still being ok, but they don't have to be Winter Race Rally studded tires or anything.
My last goodyear/cheapo winters were better in deeper snow but sucked on wet roads and only ok on the handling and kicked the ass out on slick corners.
The best so far were the Pirellis, the only down side to them was hard braking and quick acceleration on glare ice... everything else was good... or predictable when at the limits.
Winter has been easy here so far so I've not really had the chance to test out these Dunlop SP Winter Sport 3D tires to the limits yet.... Oh... and does the ass-happy characteristics of the car in hard summer handling carry over to the winter? My Sentra SE-R Spec-V was super predictable... not awesome.. but predictable so I always knew what it was going to do... I don't get the same feeling from my ST so far.... perhaps it is all the electronic aids that are throwing me off?
Anyway... in the winter, anything is better than non winter tires in the snow and ice... I've had all seasons on an AWD car and it was horrible compared to winters on my FWD cars
On my SE-R Spec V, my Pirelli winter snowsport 210 tires were really quite good unless on super slick glare ice or really deep snow.... These seem similar to the dunlops... perhaps not as good on the corner ice but in the dry and wet they are really good... and I think they handle puddles or slush better.
Braking seems to be pretty good too with the Dunlops, even on slick ice... it is just the harder cornering that I am not sure about yet. I tried the car without the traction aid and well.. they are not nearly as nice.. but still seem ok for winter riding... not to mention this car as about 70-80 HP more than my last car and a lot more driver aids so it is a bit harder to compare the two.
Reviews seem to place these newer Dunlops much higher than the old Graspic tires and close to most of the other top 5 brands so given the price I figured it was worth a shot....
Is there really any fully winter non studded tire that kicks ass? (blizzaks are 50 winter 50 all season so have a short winter life) I want decent handling/wearing dedicated non-studded winter tire that is really good on ice as well as the dry cold road handling?
All winter tires I've had seem to be killer on the shallow, loose and hard packed snowy roads and sanded slick roads... I rarely hit axle deep snow or deeper so I am more interested in wet/dry, sport handling as well as the hard cornering on typical northern US/Canadian winter roads. with the braking still being ok, but they don't have to be Winter Race Rally studded tires or anything.
My last goodyear/cheapo winters were better in deeper snow but sucked on wet roads and only ok on the handling and kicked the ass out on slick corners.
The best so far were the Pirellis, the only down side to them was hard braking and quick acceleration on glare ice... everything else was good... or predictable when at the limits.
Winter has been easy here so far so I've not really had the chance to test out these Dunlop SP Winter Sport 3D tires to the limits yet.... Oh... and does the ass-happy characteristics of the car in hard summer handling carry over to the winter? My Sentra SE-R Spec-V was super predictable... not awesome.. but predictable so I always knew what it was going to do... I don't get the same feeling from my ST so far.... perhaps it is all the electronic aids that are throwing me off?
