Sorry soft southern boy here. Will stay on normal tyres all year. If it is snowy my wife doesn't drive anyway so have a little FWD mini with narrow tyres to play with.
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Pirelli winter tyres are very good if maybe a little noisy. Recent tests don't put them right at the top of the pile but they usually come out fairly well, if a little weak in wet and snow compared to the very best. However, one should have no problems with them.
I have had earlier versions of them on my Jaguars, which don't get used much in winter so I have little experience in snow and ice except for a snowy drive up Mont Ventoux. They were fine on my S-Type and they are stable at 150 in the dry on my XKR
Here att the northpole the idea of the winter tyres is a bit different than in the rest of the world, but as I drive more than half of the year with them, I thought I may still participate:
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With the experience of one milloin kilometers and trying several tyre brands I have come to the conclusion that the only tyre I will drive with is Michelin, and thats it... Jaguar puts Continentals in here as a standard, but I thanked no.
Winter tyres, Nokian is number one when it comes to traction generally, no matter what surface, Ice, snow, wet, dry...
After (way after) Nokian; Continental, Goodyear, Michelin - but still all excellent brands.
When I choose the tyres the most important thing I look at is how they stop ON ICE when I push the brake pedal. Everything else is secondary.
Best thing with Michelins is how they behave when they get worn and older. Michelins always stops well on ice, even when old. Therefore Michelin.
Just my oppinion though...
With the experience of one milloin kilometers and trying several tyre brands I have come to the conclusion that the only tyre I will drive with is Michelin, and thats it... Jaguar puts Continentals in here as a standard, but I thanked no.
Winter tyres, Nokian is number one when it comes to traction generally, no matter what surface, Ice, snow, wet, dry...
After (way after) Nokian; Continental, Goodyear, Michelin - but still all excellent brands.
When I choose the tyres the most important thing I look at is how they stop ON ICE when I push the brake pedal. Everything else is secondary.
Best thing with Michelins is how they behave when they get worn and older. Michelins always stops well on ice, even when old. Therefore Michelin.
Just my oppinion though...
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:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: You are a crazy man... ;-)
A fellow who has his office in the same building as I, drives with a Shelby GT500, which has precisely that in it.
But between his Mustang and my Jag, I would still choose mine...
But I know what you mean.
My brothers Porsche is also an "aim and fire" thingy... And I have aimed and fired it. They are some seriously nice toys to have.
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Here we go with the Pirelli:
Driven 50 miles with the new tyres, can't realy comment.
I have noticed an improvement on the confort, the tyres are softer than the GoodYear Tyres and suspension works very well with this Tyres.
I have also noticed the Tyres is Jaguar aproved and there is A J printend on the Tyres.
Driven 50 miles with the new tyres, can't realy comment.
I have noticed an improvement on the confort, the tyres are softer than the GoodYear Tyres and suspension works very well with this Tyres.
I have also noticed the Tyres is Jaguar aproved and there is A J printend on the Tyres.
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