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Winter, Summer or All Season Tyres?
Hi
Wife needs 4 new tyres on her Evoque.
245/45-R20 103v
Fitted at the moment are Continental CrossContact’s, which are ok, and done 33500 miles, but they are a summer tyre, and I’m wondering if it’s sensible to replace with the same or try something else.
At £222 each fitted they aren’t cheap!!!
Can she run Wintracs all year round??
Tyre choice is limited in this size/rating.
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21st Dec 2017 10:02 am
sean 471
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Plenty have run Wintracs year round.
Though I suspect they are not very good in mud.
But excellent winter tyre on the road
21st Dec 2017 10:07 am
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21st Dec 2017 10:07 am
Ken
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Professional advice is they are called Winter Tyres for a reason
My choice would be Michelin Cross Climate but no use to you in your size
As said plenty do run winters all year I wouldn't but ultimately your choice
21st Dec 2017 10:10 am
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Pirelli Scorpion Verde All Season is available in that size and has an LR "rating". It's an 85% road tyre so likely fits your use pattern.Visiting from rrsport.co.uk
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21st Dec 2017 2:49 pm
Erea
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There are a few different Verdes so be careful comparing them some are all weather and some are just summer. I had a set of the Wintrac 4 extreme on all year round no problems and never got stuck with them
21st Dec 2017 3:21 pm
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The vredstein 4trak winter tyre is truely excellent in all cold, wet, slushy, snowy, icy conditions. And it truly stinks on wet grass or mud. As long as no off road is planned then running them all year could work but they will wear quicker than a harder compound all season tyre.2016 D4 Landmark SDV6 (Euro6), Zanzibar (late run D4)
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Pirelli Verde All Season 245/45R20 99V are what will go on my wife's Evoque when her Continentals wear out. I was disappointed they supplied summer rather than all season tyres on hers - it seems to be a lottery whether you get Continental, Michelin or Pirelli. The 99V are cheaper than the 103V XL and also seem to be what LR supply (see topix).MY17 RR Evoque TD4 Autobiography
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21st Dec 2017 5:16 pm
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I’m running Scorpion Verde 21” on the D5, so far pretty impressed in the icey conditions we’ve had up here.
Car park at work has been closed because of ice but I had no problems getting parked, walking down the half thawed wet grass was an issue though, it’s steeper than it looks on the photos.
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21st Dec 2017 5:18 pm
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Hi,
there are that many choices and all have a compromise some where, if you are keeping the car a fair while you at least get to compare them from what you have now.
our recent car change means one set of wheels now 21" (did have 19" GGAT's and 19" wintracs)
and it came with Pirelli Scorpion Verde All Season, have been fine pushing on in the wet, towed the tintent out of a very wet grass field, no sign of twitching on the recent cold/icy roads either
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21st Dec 2017 5:30 pm
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I have Scorpion Verde all seasons on my 21's but still opted for sticking my 19's with Wintracs on fo rthe winter months
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21st Dec 2017 5:37 pm
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Agree with Al,
I would still rather put a set of True Winter tyres on for the colder weather,
will just have to wait until May/June time to pick up another set of wheels with them on
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Erea wrote:
There are a few different Verdes so be careful comparing them some are all weather and some are just summer.
The clue is in the name: Verde All Season. Visiting from rrsport.co.uk
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21st Dec 2017 6:31 pm
Erea
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Yes, but on a certain web site they don’t make it very clear that the summer ones are summer, also the verdes come with different speed and weight rated options.
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