Pics of my G70

[Andy111]

Still say snow tires, minimum all seasons.

 

[Husky]

I live in NH on top of a big hill, and have always been a dedicated snow tire guy. But when I bought my AWD Design Edition last February, which comes with all seasons, I thought I'd give it a try. I was really impressed, enough that I don't plan on buying snows.
Obviously dedicated snows will always be better in deep snow and on ice, but with AWD I think the all seasons may be fine, even up here.

 

[KusaKusa]

I heard that if you have AWD, all seasons should work just fine unless you have an usually high amount of snow. If you had RWD, definitely snow tires.

 

[dstilsonmoa]

I understand the stigma associated with a red car. It’s almost like an involuntary visual cue. That’s why many say that it creates more awareness on the road especially to undesirable entities. I weighed those concerns logically but after seeing all the colors in “person” (except for the green) I was hooked HR was it. Logic only goes so far emotion had the last say.

It's beautiful! Came close to making that jump from my old white car. Too far a leap for me. I admire from afar.

 

[dstilsonmoa]

I live in NH on top of a big hill, and have always been a dedicated snow tire guy. But when I bought my AWD Design Edition last February, which comes with all seasons, I thought I'd give it a try. I was really impressed, enough that I don't plan on buying snows.
Obviously dedicated snows will always be better in deep snow and on ice, but with AWD I think the all seasons may be fine, even up here.

NH has worse winters than Indy, which by the way, the highest hills are the access ramps to the highways! Feeling better! Thanks

 

[dstilsonmoa]

Did

I live in NH on top of a big hill, and have always been a dedicated snow tire guy. But when I bought my AWD Design Edition last February, which comes with all seasons, I thought I'd give it a try. I was really impressed, enough that I don't plan on buying snows.
Obviously dedicated snows will always be better in deep snow and on ice, but with AWD I think the all seasons may be fine, even up here.

Did your's come with the continental or the michelin?

 

[dstilsonmoa]

*tires

 

[JeremyTD]

I’m in Indy as well and I agree that we don’t have bad winters. Mostly wet and cold, right? I’ve used dedicated snow tires on my VW Sportwagen for the past three winters and I think they do great.....especially in the snow. However, where I feel they don’t do as great is in some of the conditions we have the most....wet and cold.

The Sportwagen is running the snow tires again this year but for the G70 I’ve decided on Performance Winter tires. It’s not just about the snow but the temps. In cold temps our summer tires get pretty hard and lose a lot of their soft pliability that makes them so awesome in the warm months. Winter tires use different compounds to help them stay softer in the winter, thus getting more traction.

Winter tires have different levels of performance from studdable (for heavy snow), standard snow (think maybe northern Indiana) and performance winter/snow. I can’t speak for the performance versions yet, I just installed them Friday, but based on my research they’re going to perform better in the dry cold and wet cold with a bit more compromise in the snow but not more compromise than a summer or all season. But we rarely get snow so not so bad.

I’m not against all seasons. They work fine for the masses. If you have summer only tires though, I really recommend changing them to at least good all seasons. And if you drive in a spirited fashion at all I think you’ll notice a difference if you dedicate to a summer and winter setup.

To each his own. Don't want to come off preachy. Hopefully helped a bit with personal experience. No matter what, just be safe out there this winter!

 

[EdP]

Winter tires have different levels of performance from studdable (for heavy snow), standard snow (think maybe northern Indiana) and performance winter/snow. I can’t speak for the performance versions yet, I just installed them Friday, but based on my research they’re going to perform better in the dry cold and wet cold with a bit more compromise in the snow but not more compromise than a summer or all season. But we rarely get snow so not so bad.

I’m not against all seasons. They work fine for the masses. If you have summer only tires though, I really recommend changing them to at least good all seasons. And if you drive in a spirited fashion at all I think you’ll notice a difference if you dedicate to a summer and winter setup.

To each his own. Don't want to come off preachy. Hopefully helped a bit with personal experience. No matter what, just be safe out there this winter!

I'd like to see statistics showing what type of tires are on the cars that slid off the road. Some is just driving too fast but there are some fools that think they car drive crappy tires in the snow.

Sometimes you should just stay home too. One day going to work in the snow I saw flashing lights around a curve. Sure enough, a middle aged woman was off in the grass. Going home that day I saw flashing lights ahead down a hill. Yep, same woman off the side.

 

[Husky]

Did

Did your's come with the continental or the michelin?

Michelin

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[tarhoosier]

I lived in Indianapolis until age 20 and learned to drive there. Or, I should say, started to learn to drive. I later lived in a hilly and mountainous area and people asked me about using chains on tires(!). I told them I knew nothing about it. In Indianapolis it is so flat that when one is moving all problems are solved. As long as one anticipates a stop farther ahead than normal conditions. Yes, I did put myself in a drift but no tires would have extracted me. Chains? Who uses chains now?

 

[dstilsonmoa]

I’m in Indy as well and I agree that we don’t have bad winters. Mostly wet and cold, right? I’ve used dedicated snow tires on my VW Sportwagen for the past three winters and I think they do great.....especially in the snow. However, where I feel they don’t do as great is in some of the conditions we have the most....wet and cold.

The Sportwagen is running the snow tires again this year but for the G70 I’ve decided on Performance Winter tires. It’s not just about the snow but the temps. In cold temps our summer tires get pretty hard and lose a lot of their soft pliability that makes them so awesome in the warm months. Winter tires use different compounds to help them stay softer in the winter, thus getting more traction.

Winter tires have different levels of performance from studdable (for heavy snow), standard snow (think maybe northern Indiana) and performance winter/snow. I can’t speak for the performance versions yet, I just installed them Friday, but based on my research they’re going to perform better in the dry cold and wet cold with a bit more compromise in the snow but not more compromise than a summer or all season. But we rarely get snow so not so bad.

I’m not against all seasons. They work fine for the masses. If you have summer only tires though, I really recommend changing them to at least good all seasons. And if you drive in a spirited fashion at all I think you’ll notice a difference if you dedicate to a summer and winter setup.

To each his own. Don't want to come off preachy. Hopefully helped a bit with personal experience. No matter what, just be safe out there this winter!

Thank you Did you buy new wheels as well, or do you get the new ones mounted and store the ones that came with it over the winter, and then switch them out again in the spring? What kind did you get?

 

[KusaKusa]

Got my Adriatic Blue Sport detailed. From my review post:

The blue looks much clearer and shinier. It's still a pretty plain dark blue at night with no sparkles, but it has a reflective quality to it. The detailer also waxed in between all the grill hatching, and now it shines. Definitely would recommend doing that. I love how reflective the 5 spoke wheels are and how dark they are with the rest of the car. No regrets with having those instead of the 10 spokes, but then again I haven't seen the 10 spokes too closely.

 

[dstilsonmoa]

a beauty!

 

[JeremyTD]

Got my Adriatic Blue Sport detailed. From my review post:

The blue looks much clearer and shinier. It's still a pretty plain dark blue at night with no sparkles, but it has a reflective quality to it. The detailer also waxed in between all the grill hatching, and now it shines. Definitely would recommend doing that. I love how reflective the 5 spoke wheels are and how dark they are with the rest of the car. No regrets with having those instead of the 10 spokes, but then again I haven't seen the 10 spokes too closely.

I went back and forth on Adriatic Blue and Mallorca Blue as color choices. It looks really great in these pics. The angle of the sun was perfect!

 

[EdP]

Got my Adriatic Blue Sport detailed. From my review post:

The blue looks much clearer and shinier.

Obviously you are a stylish man with impeccable taste and color choices. A fashion tend-setter.

 

[TO Genesis]

Looks great. Unfortunately my cars live outdoors so dark colours aren't an option. Three black cars and one dark grey have taught me my lesson. And the older I get the more anal I get about appearance.

 

[JeremyTD]

Thank you Did you buy new wheels as well, or do you get the new ones mounted and store the ones that came with it over the winter, and then switch them out again in the spring? What kind did you get?

I have a set of wheels dedicated to each tire. Factory wheels have the summer tires. Aftermarket wheels fromTire Rack for the winters.

Check out this winter wheel tire packages thread for more info if you haven’t already. It’s pretty helpful.

 

[KptKrunch]

Got my Adriatic Blue Sport detailed. From my review post:

The blue looks much clearer and shinier. It's still a pretty plain dark blue at night with no sparkles, but it has a reflective quality to it. The detailer also waxed in between all the grill hatching, and now it shines. Definitely would recommend doing that. I love how reflective the 5 spoke wheels are and how dark they are with the rest of the car. No regrets with having those instead of the 10 spokes, but then again I haven't seen the 10 spokes too closely.

Looks great - the G70 AB I saw in the showroom looked fantastic.

 

[OMG70]

Got my Adriatic Blue Sport detailed. From my review post:

The blue looks much clearer and shinier. It's still a pretty plain dark blue at night with no sparkles, but it has a reflective quality to it. The detailer also waxed in between all the grill hatching, and now it shines. Definitely would recommend doing that. I love how reflective the 5 spoke wheels are and how dark they are with the rest of the car. No regrets with having those instead of the 10 spokes, but then again I haven't seen the 10 spokes too closely.

I don't think anyone I know has ever thought my car was blue at night. Everyone always assumes it is black

Great pics!