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I use Hankook Icebears on my AMG for winter driving. I have a Gwagen and an Audi 5000 with Blizzaks if it is solid snow, ice and slush. Otherwise stay home.
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No, I'm actually running them on one of my other sets of wheels, but if you go to Conti's website, there's a PDF with all the available fitments (including approved wheel width information). There are a pretty solid number of offerings for 19". The tires are under the "Performance" tab, not the "Winter" tab.
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No, I'm actually running them on one of my other sets of wheels, but if you go to Conti's website, there's a PDF with all the available fitments (including approved wheel width information). There are a pretty solid number of offerings for 19". The tires are under the "Performance" tab, not the "Winter" tab.
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I haven't had the Pirellis on this car, but compared to the blizzaks, they're leaps and bounds ahead. I'd rate snow / ice traction pretty much the same, but in dry & cold conditions, the DWSs are much more like a performance tire (I'd assume the Pirellis are pretty much the same in that respect). I would also assume that the Contis would cost less, but that's pure speculation. And as far as ability in the snow, I had DWSs on my C63 a couple years ago in the snowstorms that shut down Washington, DC, and while I used the GL (as it is unstoppable), I would not have worried about driving on the hardpack / ice.
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