CRAMAZING

So i got the 20' Sports Package and unfortunately living in NYC, summer tires isnt going to work year round.

So I'm looking to get some All Seasons tires.

Looking for something that can produce as well as summer tires but with the ability to drive in the winter too.

Living in NYC will all the potholes we get every year sucks, therefore a tire with a strong wheelwell is prefered..

Any if we get aftermarket tires, would 265/35/20 be better or should I stay with stock specs and get 255/35/20?

Any suggestions?

Thanks!!

A8 LOOONG

What Audi are we talking about?

Also, would you consider separate wheels/tires for Summer and Winter? You really should to realize the best of both worlds.

The G Man

These Michelins got pretty good review in the snow and Michelins usually have pretty strong sidewall. Any all season tires that are decent in snow will not be as sticky as your summer tires. With all season tires, you will have to give up some performance.

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....2&autoModel=A6 Sedan 3.0T&autoModClar=Prestige

manishaudi

I also have the 20" sport tires, and although I live in sunny SoCal, I was thinking of All-Season's for my next set of tires.

Here is a link to TireRacks list of All-Seasons (Bold and marked with a blue dot means it is the size for our 20s). The cool thing here is that the tires are ranked based on surveys from customers. Also it breaks down the ratings to specific driving conditions.

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/survey...dClar=Prestige

I have always had great success with Bridgestone summer tires before, so my initial choice is the "Bridgestone Potenza RE960AS Pole Position"

manishaudi

The main reason I am considering All-Seasons for my next set is so I can take my A6 if I go skiing and the snow isn't too deep.

A8 LOOONG

All Season's are a compromise to all types of weather. To each his own. Enjoy.

CRAMAZING

I like the RE970AS but right now they only have 275/35/20

will that be too wide?

I also like the ContinentalExtremeContact DWS but heard the sidewalls are too soft...

CRAMAZING

these are very attractive to me right now....

tenspeed

Specification Sidewall Radius Diameter Circumference Revs/Mile Difference
255/35-20 3.5in 13.5in 27.0in 84.9in 746 0.0%
265/35-20 3.7in 13.7in 27.3in 85.8in 739 1.0%
275/35-20 3.8in 13.8in 27.6in 86.6in 731 2.0%


I used this site - http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html

spoon2000

+1 on the Bridgestone Potenza 960 tires -- we have those on our current Audi and they're great. I also have had great luck with Michelin Pilot Sport A/S tires on other cars.

Another strike against summer-only tires IMO is their performance in the rain when the tread starts to wear. You get LOTS of hydroplaning compared to tires that have more grooves in the design, especially at highway speeds (by definition, all-season tires that are rated for snow duty must have a minimum number of corners per a given area in the tread which by necessity means more grooves and thus more places for snow, slush, and water to get channeled into and pushed to the side). The fewer corners and grooves in a tire (i.e. the more a tire is like an Indycar tire), the better it works on dry pavement but the worse it works on pavement that's not dry.