vhl71

How is it to drive thec63 in winter? We Geeta lot of snow here in Canada?
But I really like this car. I need this as a DD

vastermind

snow tires without doubt

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https://mbworld.org/forums/c63-amg-w...ear-round.html

All you need is a nice set of snow tires.

Merc63

Get a beater for the winter.

Keithb

4 winter tires, easy on the gas and you should be fine. When the roads get even a little slick, just drive like granny

motoman

Portland area OR. No salt . year round driver, snow tires, Nov=Mar.

VaclavSV

Snow tires and its great!

noodleman

snow tires and it's great so far! mind you winter has been more mild than usual this year.

gthal

A set of Blizzak LM-60 and you are good to go... we had a storm last week and it was no issue for the car.

VaclavSV

Or you could be reasonable and grab Hankook w310's which will wear far less and be just as good for less money. Just my 2 cents

gthal

How are owning LM-60s not reasonable? They are amazing bad weather tires and if you are using the car as a DD in winter and need to know you can get around regardless of weather. I had Hankooks on a previous G37 coupe and they were great when it was dry or wet but a clear step down on ice/snow/slush compared to the LM-60s. They may be cheaper but they never felt as sure footed in bad weather. The Hankooks are similar in bad weather performance to the Michelin PA3 but not quite as good in the dry (close) but WAY less money.

AMGTTV8

has anyone ever used michelin pilot winter tires?

tread pattern doesn't seem as aggressive as the blizzaks...thoughts?

noodleman

i'm running WS-60's, price is more than reasonable. I prefer the snow/slush biting tread pattern over the LM-60's "sports" tread pattern.

604 C63

All I can say is that it drives a hell of a lot better than a 3 series BMW!

drdoug

Using mine as a daily driver...light snow today. My gratis winter tires were great!

drdoug

And if snow gets crazy, I ask my wife for her Escalade w/ Blizzaks

justpetef

The c63 handles better than my former 6mt g35 in the snow. Just don't drive like an ******* in the snow and you'll be fine.

ATT

"C" Drive on snowing and wet days easy on gas

gthal

I had the Pilot Alpin PA3 on my last M3. GREAT tire on dry or wet winter roads. Almost felt like like a high performance all season. On snow/ice/slush it was bad... scary... I used them one winter and then sold them. The LM-60 are not as good in the dry but WAY better in bad weather.

On the PA3, I got stuck in 2 inches of slushy snow on my flat street. We had more snow than that last week and the LM-60 didn't have a problem even starting on steep (~30 deg) inclines.

If you live somewhere that sees very light snow or you could leave the C63 home when it is snowing/icy then I would go PA3 due to its great dry road winter handling. If not and you need to take the car out in all conditions then it is not a great choice IMO.

Based on what I have owned, here is how I would rank them...

Cold, dry winter conditions:

1. Michelin Alpin PA3
2. Hankook Icebear
3. Blizzak LM-25
4. Blizzak LM-60
5. Michelin X-ice

Deep snow, ice and slushy weather:

1. Blizzak LM-60
2. Michelin X-Ice (better on ice but bad in deep snow)
3. Blizzak LM-25/Hankook Icebear (tie)
4. Michelin Alpin PA3

Over the past 5 to 6 winters, I have changed tires frequently to try and find the best compromise for me and in my winter conditions (Eastern Canadian). I expect I will stick with the LM-60 now for some time. Decent performance in the dry and better performance than the others I have tried in bad weather. There would be better bad weather tires (Nokian, WS60, X-Ice2, etc) but the trade off in dry weather performance is too high IMO. The LM-60 is a good compromise.