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Originally Posted by JoeFromPA
Those tires will stick to dry/wet roads down to 20 degrees just fine and even do ok in a dusting of snow or modest slush.
On this car, they will not do well at all in 1-2 inches of snow, packed snow, snow + ice, or most other common conditions in the winter in that area. Those tires get "good" snow reviews for dealing with 1-2 inches on 3200 pound cars with far narrower tires than yours and with FWD.
Do not expect those tires to provide you with safe transportation on anything but plowed, salted roads with minimal accumulation.
Sorry to be a bad news bear, I'm just forewarning you...
Joe
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Thanks Joe, I never expected the Boxster to handle in the snow like my FWD Golf does. I know I won't driving like normal in the winter, rather I expected the tires to allow me to crawl through the snow as needed. Anything more than 2-3 inches and it won't matter what tires are on the car. It doesn't mean a Porsche has to be parked through the winter, you need to exercise judgement when venturing out in the winter in any car but particularly in a Boxster.
I've been driving since '84 and spent many winters in the NE, Buffalo, and Alaska so I'm not new to winter conditions. I also have my VW GTI and a '74 Bronco for those heavy snow days.