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I hate to break it to you but the X has the same top speed as any other G.Originally Posted by gao
I agree too. The stock X tires are not the best and mine did ok, or at least much better than most cars that I've seen skidding around here. But if u do get the sports, chances are u'll need winters tires. With the X you've a speed limiter of (130??) though which the sports doesn't.
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If anyone is considering snow tires, don't cheap out on them. I researched and found out that not all snow tires are created equal. Besides snow and ice handling, you should also consider dry pavement handling during winter. I suggest choosing V rated winters because you are not going to be driving in snow/ice 100% of the time and you still want some performance on dry conditions as well. I found out that H rated snow tires will not give your car the performance you expect out of your AS at speed over 90 km/H (because of the soft compounds in the tire).
Choose a tire that will give good dry weather performance (as good as your AS) and still have a peace of mind when snow or ice is encountered. Of course always drive with care and slower speeds during less than ideal conditions.
Choose a tire that will give good dry weather performance (as good as your AS) and still have a peace of mind when snow or ice is encountered. Of course always drive with care and slower speeds during less than ideal conditions.
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Maybe he is referring to the speed rating of the tires. I would guess that since the X comes with all season tires that the speed rating of them is lower than that of the summer (performance) tires that the Sport comes with.Originally Posted by caveman666
I hate to break it to you but the X has the same top speed as any other G.
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That I don't remember. the stocks were only on till I drove to the tireshop. It was winter almost so Toyo Garret KX went on stock rims and I searched out my 20's for summers. Summer's are rated to 399km/h so I think I'm covered.Originally Posted by MikeyC
Maybe he is referring to the speed rating of the tires. I would guess that since the X comes with all season tires that the speed rating of them is lower than that of the summer (performance) tires that the Sport comes with.
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High speed ratings shouldn't be much of an issue in winter, since heat isn't really as much of a factor, (all the spead rating is is the capacity of the tire to deal with heat), driving style and conditions are. do you need tires that can get you out of a foot and a half of snow and near -constant ice, or tires that will only see an inch or two and some occasional ice, and are usually used on low-temp highway driving?
the harder compounds and shallower tread depths will be better for scenario #2, but if you get real winter weather a lot (as uncommon as it's becoming) you'd want heavy treaded soft sticky tires.
i've noticed that winter tires are coming with heavier and heavier sidewalls, so handling is becoming less of an issue, though the softer compounds tend to grip less dry just because the compound grips the road better than it grips itself, acting kinda like an eraser.
the harder compounds and shallower tread depths will be better for scenario #2, but if you get real winter weather a lot (as uncommon as it's becoming) you'd want heavy treaded soft sticky tires.
i've noticed that winter tires are coming with heavier and heavier sidewalls, so handling is becoming less of an issue, though the softer compounds tend to grip less dry just because the compound grips the road better than it grips itself, acting kinda like an eraser.