2019 G70 AWD 3.3TT Sport in the snow?

[dstilsonmoa]

Live in Indiana. Just picked one of these beauties up. Little nervous with winter around the corner. Do I need to a., park this thing for the winter, b., get snow tires, or c., just drive carefully, and in which mode? Any thoughts, experience or observations are greatly appreciated! Thanks.

 

[Slip_Angle]

Sport Mode in the snow - More fun than you can imagine! The other modes tend to shut things down pretty quick in terms of any over steer or under steer... Like excessively so...

I Freaking LOVE this car in the snow. Sideways all day but sooooo much control. The car has a fair bit of weight so it has a lot of traction. Sport mode gives you the instant fun but then transfers more power to the front to power through. My god it's just too much fun!

Snow Tires for sure!

 

[Andy111]

If you have snow you’ll need different tires than the summers that came with your Genny.
There are plenty of threads here recommending various winter tires that work well.

 

[EdP]

Live in Indiana. Just picked one of these beauties up. Little nervous with winter around the corner. Do I need to a., park this thing for the winter, b., get snow tires, or c., just drive carefully, and in which mode? Any thoughts, experience or observations are greatly appreciated! Thanks.

Regular summer tires suck in snow. I went with Nokian WRG3 tires on my G80 AWD as they have a real Snow rating and are OK to use year round. They were great on hills.

I also used Snow Mode, not sure if the G70 has that. It softens the pedal and makes 2nd gear starts, very handy when slippery. It just helps you be smooth.

 

[danygenesis]

You'll definitely have to change your tires. The G70 3.3T Sport comes with Max Performance Summer Michelin PS4. Those tires won't work on freezing temperatures with or without snow/ice. Living in Indiana you should get a set of dedicated snow tires for winter.

 

[dareckibmw]

Summer tires such as PS4's are NO GO in winter. Get a set of dedicated wheels and/or tires or at least change to all season tires.

 

[Truck Norris]

+1 on Winter Tires. Pretty sure with AWD and LSD this thing will be a tank and outperform my old truck in the winter with good winter tires (Michelin Alpin PA4 here). The only thing i'm looking forward to this winter is driving this car in the snow, should be amazing as @Beefer mentioned.

 

[Draco-REX]

Regular summer tires suck in snow. I went with Nokian WRG3 tires on my G80 AWD as they have a real Snow rating and are OK to use year round. They were great on hills.

I also used Snow Mode, not sure if the G70 has that. It softens the pedal and makes 2nd gear starts, very handy when slippery. It just helps you be smooth.

Don't know about snow-mode, but you can use the upshift paddle when stopped to start out in 2nd.

 

[Slip_Angle]

Don't know about snow-mode, but you can use the upshift paddle when stopped to start out in 2nd.

No snow mode but I think Eco starts in 2nd... The car is a tank in snow. I've never had a vehicle that is anywhere close to as good as the G70 in winter.

 

[Paleface]

What part of Indiana you from? I'm from NW indiana. I'll be getting snow tires in the next couple weeks, most likely Pirelli sotozero. Ideally I would have liked to get both rims and tires so I could get thinner snow tires but dont have the funds for that currently.

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[TO Genesis]

No snow mode but I think Eco starts in 2nd... The car is a tank in snow. I've never had a vehicle that is anywhere close to as good as the G70 in winter.

Echo this. We had our first dump of the season in Southern Ontario (~5.5" in Toronto). Eco mode + Sotto Zero 3 = Unstoppable. Gave it the beans on a residential street near home and it just took off and tracked straight and true.

 

[Mr.Hooper]

I use michellen xice tires and Car is great in the snow but I just had to scrape a bunch of ice off my car here in Toronto and the driver assist alert just keeps going off. Going to park it underground and let it melt. Hope this doesnt happen everytime we get a snow storm!! Its very annoying.

Anyone else having that issue?

 

[Edmguy]

I just also wanted to comment on how good the 3.3T Sport is in the snow. It is by far the most fun vehicle I have had in the winter, but also one of the best for traction. As has been mentioned here, the car is fairly heavy so you have some good weight and then with the power, add some good winters and you will have a ton of traction and have a blast while driving. I have Nokian studded Hakka 9's and we have a lot of snow right now in Edmonton and the car is great.

 

[TO Genesis]

I use michellen xice tires and Car is great in the snow but I just had to scrape a bunch of ice off my car here in Toronto and the driver assist alert just keeps going off. Going to park it underground and let it melt. Hope this doesnt happen everytime we get a snow storm!! Its very annoying.

Anyone else having that issue?

Same issue. I just turned mine off. It comes on automatically when you go into reverse, which is the only time I really use it. The manual notes that performance may be impaired by snow or anything blocking the sensor.

 

[SirFrederick]

it's a machine in the snow. I came from a short term lease 2019 TLX AWD V6 and even though it has torque vectoring the G70 out performs it in the snow imo. Being a RWD platform with much better weight balance and LSD beats out the torque vectoring. Throw it in sport mode with the the nannies turned off and have a lot of fun as well.

Winter tires are a must. I have X-ice3's. PS4's are real summers and are pretty brutal once you've hit 0*C. I mean sliding through every intersection at idling speeds that even has the slightest bit of ice or hard packed snow. That's not the car thought that's the tires.

 

[KptKrunch]

I use michellen xice tires and Car is great in the snow but I just had to scrape a bunch of ice off my car here in Toronto and the driver assist alert just keeps going off. Going to park it underground and let it melt. Hope this doesnt happen everytime we get a snow storm!! Its very annoying.

Anyone else having that issue?

Yes - I had a collision today coming home from work, then the yellow triangle came on. Happened when I was paddle shifting (had it in 3rd gear doing around 70km at 3500 rpm... breaking in engine). It was snowing and no one around me. I first thought I did something to the car by paddle shifting, forgot about the sensor. Got to my destination and yep, snow covered. As TO Gen said, when snowing I'll turn it off, as it becomes useless at that point (if the snow is sticking, like it was today).

As for how this handles on snow and ice. Well, I'm coming from a Subaru Outback, with the same Michelin Xice 3's. Still have the car (now my sons car). My cul de sac was not plowed after our first snow fall, and we've had warm temps since our snow dump (13 on Sunday) but not much sun, so the Cul de Sac is an ice pit right now. My Outback literally skates on it and the Outback is a beast. By skating, I mean when I'm backing out of the driveway then turning in the Cul de Sac to exit, my Outback keeps going sideways for a bit. It eventually straightens out and goes straight, no fear of hitting the parked car on the side either. The Outback is the best car/SUV I've driven on ice snow....

Until now. This is fantastic as I can directly compare both on the same surface at about the same time. The G70 turns with no issue's whatsoever, no skating. Now I'm not flooring it or doing anything stupid, I'm doing the same throttle I am with the Outback though and no comparison. I was leery about my first hwy drive in a storm with this, but not now. Well, not with the car anyway, she'll be fine. The other idiots on the road though... that's another story. Lots of Pickup driving Rednecks out here who love nothing better to do than prove what a 'man' they are by driving way to fast for the conditions - it's why hwy two is littered with pickup truck roll overs.

 

[Edmguy]

I always laugh to how everytime there is a snow storm, the ditches are littered with pickup trucks. lol Ram's are the most common...

Glad you are enjoying the G70!

 

[CVODON]

How many days to you actually have Snow covered roads per year, 10 - 12 days not counting a day of Maybe flurries or dusting that melts during the day. I lived in a snow area for 40 years, never owned a snow tire, never failed to go anywhere I wanted, Rode to work with a buddy who had a 4x4 and otherwise just made out by being careful. Never could justify the expense for so few days of actual messy roads and most of those days the roads are closed, work told you to stay home and we always had notice to plan.

 

[KptKrunch]

How many days to you actually have Snow covered roads per year, 10 - 12 days not counting a day of Maybe flurries or dusting that melts during the day. I lived in a snow area for 40 years, never owned a snow tire, never failed to go anywhere I wanted, Rode to work with a buddy who had a 4x4 and otherwise just made out by being careful. Never could justify the expense for so few days of actual messy roads and most of those days the roads are closed, work told you to stay home and we always had notice to plan.

Sport comes with summer high performance tires. Those are crap when it get cold out, and you don't need snow or ice for them to slip. If you get the lower trims, they come with all seasons and if you live in an area where roads are only snow / ice covered for a week or so and you do no driving in the mountains where bad weather can hit out of no where, then agree 100%. Even then, when the weather is bad, regardless of the tires you have you still need to drive carefully. But your statement is definitely misleading, you can't drive where I am on high performance summer tires.

 

[Truck Norris]

Snow tires AKA winter tires are for more than just driving in snow. I could never justify the risk NOT getting winter tires, cost be damned. If you can afford the car tires shouldn't be somewhere to cheap out on.