G35 Coupe during winter time?
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My G35 6M/T is awesome in the snow with my snow tires provided the snow has been cleared from the streets and the pavement is dry! Good golly, have had to find alternate transportation a lot this winter. Anythin over an inch of snow is really bad news.
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Wanna drive it snow? Use Blizzak tires, manual transmission, and steer the car with your right foot, as well as the steering wheel. Automatic transmission is useless in snow, no matter what car you're in, and 4-wheel drive won't help much. I take my 6MT 2005 G35 (rear wheel drive only) to the New England mountains to ski, and have never had a whit of trouble in the snow; and they get some big snows over there. But then, I've been driving in snow over 40 years.
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While the best advice is always to have dedicated snow tires for the Winter, I have had no trouble with my G in Chicago's very cold and snowy Winter 2014. I'm using Michelin Pilot Sport A/S Plus tires on a 6MT 2006 G35 coupe. Sometimes it will help to turn VDC Off to get out of parking after a few inches of snow (turn it back on right after), but with early shifting to keep the torque in check, the car is very drivable. Also, I find the tires very grippy and safe in wet roads. In warm dry weather, they will easily lose to the Bridgestone Expedia S01's the car had when I bought it (which had absolutely no traction at all in the Winter), but they work fine for everyday driving.
I have no trouble in the snow with continental dws all season tires. Im also 6mt, like the post above said, turn off vdc to get out of parking spots and thats about it. I drove in the blizzard in NYC last week without a problem lol, i got stuck once in a parking lot but it only took me like 2 minutes to shovel myself out and then i was on my way with no problem.
There is so much ill advice in this thread. Wow.
You people that drive with A/S tires and RWD are freaking nuts. That is all I have to say. I tried an 05 G35 sedan 6MT in the snow with DWS and while it moved, it wasn't at all advisable in comparison to even the sub-par Firestone Winterforce Snow tires that replaced them for snow use. If you replaced a set of summer tires with an all season it probably feels spectacular. But until you try a winter tire, you have no idea what security actually feels like on the snow or ice and that may not show itself until the last possible moment and you realize you didn't quite have the traction you thought you did.
Get a set of cheap 17" wheels, buy some cheap snow tires that are Winter Rated (IE Severe weather rated with the Mountain Snow Flake symbol as listed below), and keep your nice rims for summer. Put good summer rubber on that will out perform even the 'sportiest' all season on hot days or the wettest days in rain storms. This way your car performs optimally in either season and not have some jack of all trades horrible at both all season. You drive a performance car. Get rubber that matches the car.
There is a reason snow tires look like this:
And all seasons look like this:
Observe the soft rubber compounds used on the snow tire. That is designed to not freeze during cold weather (without even factoring in snow)
The all seasons also don't have the same kind of siping that is needed to properly handle ice. Think of it like a squeegee that gets scrapes along when teh rubber blocks flex (again, the all seasons don't do this due to the harder rubber compound that turn into a rock on cold days)
The snow tire treads are also wide and designed for throwing snow instead of packing the grooves and not allowing the car to dig to the pavement. That is partially why on most cars you see the tires get 'wrapped' in snow and it looks like they have a blanket. Snow tires throw the snow immediatly so that never happens.
For most people, it is one of those things where they need to experience it to realize just how much safer winter driving can get and just how subpar all seasons actually are for winter climates and driving. There are reasons why winter rated tires are mandated in Quebec and certain countries in Europe. They are significantly safer.
You people that drive with A/S tires and RWD are freaking nuts. That is all I have to say. I tried an 05 G35 sedan 6MT in the snow with DWS and while it moved, it wasn't at all advisable in comparison to even the sub-par Firestone Winterforce Snow tires that replaced them for snow use. If you replaced a set of summer tires with an all season it probably feels spectacular. But until you try a winter tire, you have no idea what security actually feels like on the snow or ice and that may not show itself until the last possible moment and you realize you didn't quite have the traction you thought you did.
Get a set of cheap 17" wheels, buy some cheap snow tires that are Winter Rated (IE Severe weather rated with the Mountain Snow Flake symbol as listed below), and keep your nice rims for summer. Put good summer rubber on that will out perform even the 'sportiest' all season on hot days or the wettest days in rain storms. This way your car performs optimally in either season and not have some jack of all trades horrible at both all season. You drive a performance car. Get rubber that matches the car.
There is a reason snow tires look like this:
And all seasons look like this:
Observe the soft rubber compounds used on the snow tire. That is designed to not freeze during cold weather (without even factoring in snow)
The all seasons also don't have the same kind of siping that is needed to properly handle ice. Think of it like a squeegee that gets scrapes along when teh rubber blocks flex (again, the all seasons don't do this due to the harder rubber compound that turn into a rock on cold days)
The snow tire treads are also wide and designed for throwing snow instead of packing the grooves and not allowing the car to dig to the pavement. That is partially why on most cars you see the tires get 'wrapped' in snow and it looks like they have a blanket. Snow tires throw the snow immediatly so that never happens.
For most people, it is one of those things where they need to experience it to realize just how much safer winter driving can get and just how subpar all seasons actually are for winter climates and driving. There are reasons why winter rated tires are mandated in Quebec and certain countries in Europe. They are significantly safer.
Last edited by Wannabe6MT; Feb 12, 2014 at 01:21 AM.
There is so much ill advice in this thread. Wow.
You people that drive with A/S tires and RWD are freaking nuts. That is all I have to say. I tried an 05 G35 sedan 6MT in the snow with DWS and while it moved, it wasn't at all advisable in comparison to even the sub-par Firestone Winterforce Snow tires that replaced them for snow use. If you replaced a set of summer tires with an all season it probably feels spectacular. But until you try a winter tire, you have no idea what security actually feels like on the snow or ice and that may not show itself until the last possible moment and you realize you didn't quite have the traction you thought you did.
Get a set of cheap 17" wheels, buy some cheap snow tires that are Winter Rated (IE Severe weather rated with the Mountain Snow Flake symbol as listed below), and keep your nice rims for summer. Put good summer rubber on that will out perform even the 'sportiest' all season on hot days or the wettest days in rain storms. This way your car performs optimally in either season and not have some jack of all trades horrible at both all season. You drive a performance car. Get rubber that matches the car.
There is a reason snow tires look like this:
And all seasons look like this:
Observe the soft rubber compounds used on the snow tire. That is designed to not freeze during cold weather (without even factoring in snow)
The all seasons also don't have the same kind of siping that is needed to properly handle ice. Think of it like a squeegee that gets scrapes along when teh rubber blocks flex (again, the all seasons don't do this due to the harder rubber compound that turn into a rock on cold days)
The snow tire treads are also wide and designed for throwing snow instead of packing the grooves and not allowing the car to dig to the pavement. That is partially why on most cars you see the tires get 'wrapped' in snow and it looks like they have a blanket. Snow tires throw the snow immediatly so that never happens.
For most people, it is one of those things where they need to experience it to realize just how much safer winter driving can get and just how subpar all seasons actually are for winter climates and driving. There are reasons why winter rated tires are mandated in Quebec and certain countries in Europe. They are significantly safer.
You people that drive with A/S tires and RWD are freaking nuts. That is all I have to say. I tried an 05 G35 sedan 6MT in the snow with DWS and while it moved, it wasn't at all advisable in comparison to even the sub-par Firestone Winterforce Snow tires that replaced them for snow use. If you replaced a set of summer tires with an all season it probably feels spectacular. But until you try a winter tire, you have no idea what security actually feels like on the snow or ice and that may not show itself until the last possible moment and you realize you didn't quite have the traction you thought you did.
Get a set of cheap 17" wheels, buy some cheap snow tires that are Winter Rated (IE Severe weather rated with the Mountain Snow Flake symbol as listed below), and keep your nice rims for summer. Put good summer rubber on that will out perform even the 'sportiest' all season on hot days or the wettest days in rain storms. This way your car performs optimally in either season and not have some jack of all trades horrible at both all season. You drive a performance car. Get rubber that matches the car.
There is a reason snow tires look like this:
And all seasons look like this:
Observe the soft rubber compounds used on the snow tire. That is designed to not freeze during cold weather (without even factoring in snow)
The all seasons also don't have the same kind of siping that is needed to properly handle ice. Think of it like a squeegee that gets scrapes along when teh rubber blocks flex (again, the all seasons don't do this due to the harder rubber compound that turn into a rock on cold days)
The snow tire treads are also wide and designed for throwing snow instead of packing the grooves and not allowing the car to dig to the pavement. That is partially why on most cars you see the tires get 'wrapped' in snow and it looks like they have a blanket. Snow tires throw the snow immediatly so that never happens.
For most people, it is one of those things where they need to experience it to realize just how much safer winter driving can get and just how subpar all seasons actually are for winter climates and driving. There are reasons why winter rated tires are mandated in Quebec and certain countries in Europe. They are significantly safer.
Man, I have been reading a lot of posts saying that you shouldn't drive this car in the winter and the the auto trans is useless in the snow and blah blah blah. That is bad information, I live in mi and we get snow, this year since our last report showed that we have received over 68 inches of snow fall and counting (we are still receiving more) and it has been close to 0 degrees or less every damn day. I have an auto g35 with firestone winter force tires on 17 wheels. I HAVE NEVER BEEN STUCK AND I CAN FLY THROUGH THIS SNOW PERFECTLY. Anyone who says you can't drive this car in snow is wrong. I have even avoided an accident in my g35 with some idiot who started to slide into a curb. I literally maneuvered around him perfectly while he was sliding. NO SAND BAGS NO EXTRA WEIGHT. The only downfall I see the effin salt that eats up the underbody of the car. That's really it. Take it or leave it, I'm doing fine so I have no complaints
Your traction control is broken.
Nope.. just most of you guys exagerrate how bad the G is in the snow.. my slip comes on when I try to accelerate hard when its wet out all the time lol
The G isn't bad in the snow. I didn't say that anywhere. I said the G on A/S tires is bad in the snow.
Why would you buy a G35 coupe with a manual transmission and RWD and buys A/S tires? Wouldn't you want ultimate performance in the summer to go with your sporty looks and relatively engaging drive?
Why would you buy a G35 coupe with a manual transmission and RWD and buys A/S tires? Wouldn't you want ultimate performance in the summer to go with your sporty looks and relatively engaging drive?