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Old Jul 21, 2020 | 10:35 AM
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2020 G63 - winter driving

I just purchased a G63 and have been told that the tires are not good for winter driving.

I wanted to ask if anyone has experience issues with the stock tires (and rims) during bad weather.

If so, what types of tires are best (I’m in NY) and do you have to purchase a new set of rims too?

Btw.. any good sites to buy a trunk liner? Don’t think benz makes one..

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Old Jul 21, 2020 | 11:32 AM
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Old Jul 21, 2020 | 11:58 AM
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I just called the Benz dealer, they aren’t sure the model year that the parts above are for.

Are they for the new model G?
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Old Jul 21, 2020 | 12:57 PM
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The stock tires on the 63's suck in the snow. Nearly impossible to get stuck but you will be sliding all over the place. Also longer braking distances.
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Old Jul 23, 2020 | 07:30 AM
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The stock tires on the 63's suck in the snow. Nearly impossible to get stuck but you will be sliding all over the place. Also longer braking distances.
i have trail package... think that makes a difference?
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Old Jul 23, 2020 | 08:50 AM
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i have trail package... think that makes a difference?
Don't know enough but if the tires are all season or off road then yes. They only issue are the tires. Otherwise the truck is a beast.
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Hi, great paint color and rims. I have the same scheme in 2019 G63 minus the bull bar (not legal in Europe)

Amazing car but you really want to equip it with the right solution to drive in winters. I personally prefer separate winter and summer tires sets over all year ones. I m not totally sure about MY20 but the 22” rims on mine came with 295/40 summer tires - not good for bad weather.
if you have the same summer set as stock you could::
- swap out the stock 295/40 for 275/40 r22 Pirelli winter scorpion winter tires like I did (also suggested in this forum s threads) . The tire will be marginally stretched (~1%) but the solution is fine. Also Pirelli scorpion is a quite good one. Maybe also Continental offers a similar tire
- buy a separate set of wheels (from Mercedes or 3rd party) with smaller rims (eg 19 or 20”) and buy winter tires for that size. On 19” or 20” you have many more tires models to choose from.





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