Hi everyone,
First winter for me with my 2023 MYLR. I’m looking for winter tires recommendations to get the very best grip on various road conditions, especially at higher speed and also when cornering. I was first looking at the Nokian Hakka 10 EV (studded), but then I went for the Nokian Hakka R5 EV (studless) because I was afraid of not being able to tolerate studded tires noise as well as the potential loss of traction on dry pavement.
Although I have very good winter tires, I still find my MY to be a little tail happy sometimes and it kind of scares me when it happens at higher speed. I can’t say how disapointed I was when I first realized that it does act like a RWD (80% rear and 20% front power) even though it’s an AWD. I saw a big improvement in harsh conditions using chill mode, as well as Off Road Assist, but it looks like I still have a hard time being confident enough when there is a lot of compacted snow and ice on the highway. I’m getting more and more used to regen, but I wish we could set it to low someday.
I live near Montreal, Canada, where we recently had tons of snow/ice and really cold temperature (-40C). I wouldn’t say we live in extreme winter conditions, as we drive on somewhat dry pavement 50% of the time, but it can get very bad quickly and you never know when you’ll have to drive in those conditions. Being a father of 2, all I’m looking for is maximal security at any time while driving during winter, but I can’t figure out what tires are the best for me.
Any feedback concerning studded winter tires for a MYLR would be really appreciated.
Thanks!
PS: I bought a different 19 inches wheelset for winter as I thought 20 inches induction wheels are probably not ideal.
First winter for me with my 2023 MYLR. I’m looking for winter tires recommendations to get the very best grip on various road conditions, especially at higher speed and also when cornering. I was first looking at the Nokian Hakka 10 EV (studded), but then I went for the Nokian Hakka R5 EV (studless) because I was afraid of not being able to tolerate studded tires noise as well as the potential loss of traction on dry pavement.
Although I have very good winter tires, I still find my MY to be a little tail happy sometimes and it kind of scares me when it happens at higher speed. I can’t say how disapointed I was when I first realized that it does act like a RWD (80% rear and 20% front power) even though it’s an AWD. I saw a big improvement in harsh conditions using chill mode, as well as Off Road Assist, but it looks like I still have a hard time being confident enough when there is a lot of compacted snow and ice on the highway. I’m getting more and more used to regen, but I wish we could set it to low someday.
I live near Montreal, Canada, where we recently had tons of snow/ice and really cold temperature (-40C). I wouldn’t say we live in extreme winter conditions, as we drive on somewhat dry pavement 50% of the time, but it can get very bad quickly and you never know when you’ll have to drive in those conditions. Being a father of 2, all I’m looking for is maximal security at any time while driving during winter, but I can’t figure out what tires are the best for me.
Any feedback concerning studded winter tires for a MYLR would be really appreciated.
Thanks!
PS: I bought a different 19 inches wheelset for winter as I thought 20 inches induction wheels are probably not ideal.