Winter Tires

[roblaw]

I want to put winter tires on my 2012 3.8. All of the highest rated winter tires on Consumer Report's website are unavailable in 235 50 18 and the higher rated ones on Tire Rack website are unavailable in that size as well.

Any recommendations?

 

[ProNoob]

I went with a set of Blizzak LM-60. I haven't had them put on the existing rims yet. But that's the plan.

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires...=2010&autoModel=Genesis Sedan&autoModClar=3.8

 

[Jimmmmbo!]

It depends on what you want.

Ultimate snow/ice traction comes from "winter tires", with a tread compound that stays supple in below freezing temps and has pleny of "siping". (I'm purposely ignoring studded tires.)

"Performance winter" tires give up some snow/ice traction in favor of performance. But they can be very good if you travel mostly on dry roads during winter.

I live in Minnesota. I tend to travel a lot of local streets with packed snow. So I bought the Michelin Xice Xi2 because of its reviews of having very good ice traction. I don't expect them to have great deep snow traction like a Blizzak, but they should be quieter and meet my expectations.

If you do more city than hwy driving, a dedicated winter tire may be better for you. More hwy miles on plowed roads may tip the balance toward a performance winter tire.

In the end, any of these are better than an all-season tire. There are tires out there that try to create a bridge between all-season and performance-winter (i.e. Conti DWS) and this might be a great solution for you as well as long as you don't expect to trudge through several inches of fresh snow.

Just my 2 cents.

 

[CanukV6]

I would suggest going down a tyre size for winter tires. More choices, less cost and the added weight per tyre contact patch gives better grip in winter weather. I've been using 225/55/17 on rims on my 2009 3.8 with Yokohama W-Drive tire which were very good for grip although they did wear quickly. I'm also thinking about a set of Michelin X-ice for to replace them.

 

[roblaw]

I drive mostly suburban driving. In SE Pennsylvania we have about 3-5 decent snows per year, so I am not constantly in deep snow like a more northern climate. I have considered the Winter Ice tires and will use them if necessary but they seem a bit much for my needs since I am likely to see more dry roads than icy and snowy in a season.

After I posted a local dealer found the Hankook I*cept Evos that were so highly rated by CR in my size.

Thanks for the responses.

 

[scottdk]

I don't drive the Genesis in the winter, but the car I do drive I put the Firestone Winterforce winter tires on. they are what is considered a standard winter tire non-performance, but are still speed rated to 118 mph and do very vell in all depths of snow and slush, and does perform well also on ice. I consider these tires a happy medium and they are priced very well and have good ratings on TireRack.

 

[crhbobby]

I have Blizzak LM-60s for winter time. I am waiting for the daily high temperature to get below 45 degrees to make sure I don't cause premature wear.

I think I gave roughly $1000 for the tires... I bought a set of Genesis 18's on ebay for around $600-700 without TPMS. (I can deal with the light being on for 3-4 months. (On another note - has anyone figured out a way to disable this light other than buying another set of sensors?)

I could not be happier with the performance of the Blizzaks... While you will never have the ground clearance of an SUV... I feel like pretty secure in being able to stop faster than any SUV with all season tires.

If you are going with non stock rims, I would go down to a 17 inch. Might as well get some cushion between the rim and the road for those dang pot holes.

My summer set of wheels has a bent wheel that is going to get fixed as soon as I switch out the wheels.


Good luck with your decision.


Bob

 

[BBQ Bandit]

There's a bunch of options/reviews of Winter tires under the Tires sub forum.
http://www.genesisowners.com/hyundai-genesis-forum/forumdisplay.php?f=8

 

[TEF]

As with some others in this thread, I went with 17" rims from the entry-level sedan and 215/60-17 Blizzak tires. The manual mentions three acceptable tire sizes and snows in 60 profile are cheaper than lower profile 50s and 55s. I also skipped the TPMS stems and just endure the yellow dash light. I live in the snow belt of NW PA and find no problem driving the RWD Genesis provided one has decent winter tires. By contrast, the OEM Dunlops would slip and slide in a heavy frost.

 

[Gambler]

Definitely check out the 17" tires. They don't actually give you better grip in the winter, they just help you drive through deeper snow with less resistance.

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[UIUC]

Last winter was pretty severe where I live, but the Michelin x-ice were up to all challenges. They can be rough and noisy on clear roads.