FINALLY got some good snow to stay around for half a day here in CO!
I am running 245/40/18 Nokian Hakkapeliitta r2's for the first time ever, I use to always run studded General altimax's but this lame winter I decided to go studless. The warm non snow weather here's been killing me as I feel like I have been throwing away money driving on my snows, but I finally got to put them to the test. First off, having a DCCD thats fully electronic was amazing to play with and see/ feel the differences, I kept my STi in Auto a good majority of the time to play around a little more, but did a few pulls in Auto + and with my snows I feel like my 0-60 was roughly 2 seconds slower (I was driving up hill on a snow covered icy hill) with the car in Track-mode. the center screen showed very little tire slippage and I was thrown into my seat! The cornering abilities in this vehicle with the proper tires is just simply mind-blowing, with normal driving habits (driving like I was on dry pavement, with summers) this AWD system made bad weather driving a breeze.... until you Wot the beast mid turn :zing: then you feel like Ricky Bobby after his first win!
(Full disclosure, all driving was not done by a professional nor on a closed track. Just with 20+ years of driving in the snow and a basic knowledge of only risking my Life/ Property)
