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Old 06-17-2013, 02:22 PM   #21
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the DWS is an "Ultra high performance all season" tire..
Not directing this toward you... but there's an oxymoron from who ever put that in writing...
You are either: a high performance summer tire or a high peforming snow tire.
There is no "high" nor "ultra high peformance" to be found running a tire that attempts to do both winter and summer.

And imho these tires are risky over ice patches in anything approaching high peformance speeds and standard performance cornering/turning. It's really nothing more than a watered-down summer tire that is only marginally better than a pure summer tire in freezing temps. And by marginally I mean a very very small advantage over summer rubber.

If you value your Porsche and don't live in a climate with abrupt changes from cold to warm and back to cold within a single season, then these tires are more about convenience than safety. And even the worst snow tire is still decent in warm weather should a heat wave break out during the middle of winter.
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