What tires ar you using - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

Pat · 07-14-2010, 01:07 PM

The Tire Rack test for the DWS measures mainly how the tire compares with others in its class in SNOW. I love this as a snow-oriented A/S tire, or as a substitute for a light snow tire. A couple tires bridge the gap between A/S and light snow. The DWS is one. A little more toward the snow category is the Dunlop 3D. With this type of tire there are always compromises. As I spend a lot of time in the mountains in the winter but only want one set of wheels/tires for our A6, I went with the DWS. It is fantastic, as it really can serve as a tire that handles 100 degree heat in Denver in the summer and also -10 degrees with a ton of snow in the mountains in the winter. It's not easy to find a tire that sacrifices so little. I think the DWS is one of the best, if not THE best, A/S tires in the snow.
That said, it has a lot of void an not many large tread blocks. When pushed in the hot weather it gives up easily. More easily, IMO, than the Pilot Sport A/S Plus. The Pilot has stiffer sidewalls and is more responsive. It's closer to a summer performance tire than the DWS. Does that answer your question?
Both are A/S tires, but on opposite ends of the A/S spectrum for my needs.

Overdrive · 07-14-2010, 02:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Pat

Does that answer your question?
Both are A/S tires, but on opposite ends of the A/S spectrum for my needs.

Pat, that is exactly what I was looking for. Thanks for taking the time to enlighten me and share your personal experience with both. I may very well have to keep the Pilot in consideration after all.

Pat · 07-14-2010, 02:38 PM

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Pat, that is exactly what I was looking for. Thanks for taking the time to enlighten me and share your personal experience with both. I may very well have to keep the Pilot in consideration after all.

I'm glad it was helpful. If you'd like to chat PM me. There's more to it than just that. Living in Denver I go from 20 degrees and snowing to 85 and sun in the same day, so my environment can be pretty crazy. There have been HUGE advancements the last ten years in tires than can deal with both situations well.