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Drifting
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Almost no steel to rust.. The body is plastic and Aluminum and will be just fine.. I am on my 3rd C7 driven all year long.. Not much snow here in Oklahoma, mostly just Ice and prune juice put down to keep the roads from icing..
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St. Jude Donor '13
Our 'vettes have done ok in some snow using the Michelin A/S runflats, see pic below.
But one time I backed it out of the garage in about an inch of snow while still on the summer tires, couldn't even get it back into the garage without someone pushing.
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2025 C7 of the Year Finalist- Unmodified
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Le Mans Master
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As long as we are talking about driving in the winter.
Just don't confuse All Season tires with winter tires, totally different spec. A/S only means the rubber is good down to negative temperatures. There are many very high performance tires that are A/S. Also, for summer tires, it isn't about performance being bad in cold weather, which they are very bad, it's the possibility of the rubber cracking. It can be catastrophic if you are driving a summer tire in to cold a temp and they crack and fall apart.
Just don't confuse All Season tires with winter tires, totally different spec. A/S only means the rubber is good down to negative temperatures. There are many very high performance tires that are A/S. Also, for summer tires, it isn't about performance being bad in cold weather, which they are very bad, it's the possibility of the rubber cracking. It can be catastrophic if you are driving a summer tire in to cold a temp and they crack and fall apart.
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St. Jude Donor '13
As long as we are talking about driving in the winter.
Just don't confuse All Season tires with winter tires, totally different spec. A/S only means the rubber is good down to negative temperatures. There are many very high performance tires that are A/S. Also, for summer tires, it isn't about performance being bad in cold weather, which they are very bad, it's the possibility of the rubber cracking. It can be catastrophic if you are driving a summer tire in to cold a temp and they crack and fall apart.
Just don't confuse All Season tires with winter tires, totally different spec. A/S only means the rubber is good down to negative temperatures. There are many very high performance tires that are A/S. Also, for summer tires, it isn't about performance being bad in cold weather, which they are very bad, it's the possibility of the rubber cracking. It can be catastrophic if you are driving a summer tire in to cold a temp and they crack and fall apart.
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Of course. But there are many A/S brands and styles of tires. What makes it All Seasons it the temp rating. They don't freeze and crack like summer tires do.
The Pirelli P Zero in an all season tire but specifically not a winter tire.
The Pirelli P Zero in an all season tire but specifically not a winter tire.
Drifting
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These new Ultra High Performance All Season tires are all kinds of great.. I have the new PS4S A/S on my Z06 and they are nice below 0f.. They are better than summer tires 8 to 10 months a year and in the rain.. The PSS that came on the C7 are about 5% to 10% better than the PS4S in July and Aug, Maybe Jun to Sep in the lower states..
