{"id":37494,"date":"2021-02-12T06:00:18","date_gmt":"2021-02-11T21:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.panamera-life.com\/?p=37494"},"modified":"2021-06-01T23:40:55","modified_gmt":"2021-06-01T14:40:55","slug":"cayenne-snow-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.panamera-life.com\/en\/entry\/cayenne-snow-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"How Do Winter Tires Perform? Driving the Cayenne on Snowy Roads and Winter Highways"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cayenne Equipped with Winter Tires<\/h3>\n

The other day, our Cayenne E-Hybrid was switched to winter tires.<\/a> To test their performance, we headed north on a day when the northern weather forecast predicted snow, and my husband also tried driving on the Royu Driveway on a snowy day. Here\u2019s our report.<\/p>\n

\"Porsche<\/p>\n

Ride Comfort and Driving Feel of Winter Tires<\/h3>\n

Our Cayenne\u2019s summer tires are mounted on 20-inch wheels, but the winter tires are on 19-inch wheels.<\/strong>
\nThe tires are Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 SUV.<\/p>\n

\"Porsche<\/p>\n

Perhaps because of the 19-inch wheels, the initial acceleration feels very light. Even with summer tires, the Cayenne feels nimble without the weight of the motor and battery being noticeable, but with winter tires, it feels like riding a much smaller, lighter car.<\/strong><\/p>\n

At the same time, the ride is smooth and very comfortable. I expected studless tires to feel rough and bumpy, but winter tires that handle dry and wet conditions really are different.<\/p>\n

I felt the ride comfort was no different from summer tires.<\/strong><\/p>\n

My husband said, <\/p>\n

The ride definitely changes when the tire size is different. When riding with the family, I don\u2019t notice it much, but driving alone, it feels almost like driving a Macan\u2014very sporty.
\nThe smoothness remains, but it feels lighter.
\nIn the city, the feeling is basically the same as summer tires. When I used to drive an Audi A3 and switched to studless tires, they made a loud noise and the ride got mushy and uncomfortable, but winter tires don\u2019t do that at all.
\nThey have good stiffness, and even when pushing the curves on the Royu Driveway a bit, they don\u2019t give in at all. This feeling is very refreshing for Japanese users used to studless tires. In fact, on winter roads close to 0\u00b0C, they grip better than summer tires, so I feel very confident on winter winding roads.<\/p>\n

Personally, I\u2019m still not used to the usual grinding noise when turning the wheel slowly on cold winter mornings<\/a>, so I was most impressed that the grinding noise disappeared the moment we switched to winter tires<\/strong> (laughs).<\/p>\n

Summer tires really do get very hard in low temperatures. No wonder cold summer tires are dangerous.<\/p>\n

\"Porsche<\/p>\n

Driving on the Highway with Winter Tires<\/h3>\n

Next, when driving on the highway, I felt that road noise was slightly louder compared to when using summer tires.<\/strong>
\nOur Cayenne is usually very quiet on the highway, with no noticeable road or wind noise, so this was a bit more noticeable.<\/p>\n

However, it was not unpleasant, and there was no need to raise our voices to have a conversation\u2014it was comfortably “quiet enough.”<\/strong> At lower speeds in the driving lane, it was almost unnoticeable, but when joining the faster flow in the passing lane, road noise was about 10% louder than with summer tires.<\/p>\n

Regarding handling, the difference from summer tires was honestly hard to tell.<\/strong> Lane changes and cornering felt just as smooth as usual. Even when changing lanes mid-corner as a test, there was no mushy feeling, and the car responded exactly as expected.<\/p>\n

My husband said about highway driving, <\/p>\n

I think European winter tires are really capable tires.<\/strong> They\u2019re worlds apart from studless tires. Probably, if you didn\u2019t know, few would realize these are winter tires.
\nHigh-speed stability is outstanding. Straight-line stability is unchanged, and even on tighter high-speed corners, there\u2019s no feeling of the car losing composure. Well, it makes sense\u2014without tires this solid, you couldn\u2019t drive on the winter Autobahn.
\nThe main difference from summer tires is probably just that road noise is a bit louder at very high speeds.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Next page \u2192 Heading further north in the Cayenne in search of snow!<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Heading North in the Cayenne, but No Snow\u2026<\/h3>\n

On this day, we headed north in search of snow, but contrary to the forecast, it was warm with high temperatures, and there was no snow at all even in places where it usually accumulates.<\/strong><\/p>\n

I\u2019m a super rain and storm magnet, so when I want sunshine, it snows, but when I want snow, it\u2019s sunny instead\u2026 (laughs)<\/p>\n

We kept driving, and suddenly snow appeared around the mountains of Haga in Hyogo Prefecture.<\/p>\n

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However, the temperature was around 2-3\u00b0C and not very cold, and the snow on the road had already been cleared, so we ended up just driving on wet roads\u2026 (-_-)<\/p>\n

Still, while studless tires might have been scary on wet roads, winter tires handled it perfectly fine.<\/p>\n

There was a short hill with about 20-30 meters of snow left (I wonder why only that part remained)<\/span>, so we deliberately drove back and forth a few times. Driving slowly was no problem, but when braking hard, the car slipped slightly and the ABS activated.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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My husband said, <\/p>\n

I don\u2019t think this surface was icy, just snowy. The longitudinal traction here was completely fine. The Cayenne\u2019s four-wheel drive helps, but even on steep hills it climbed without slipping. Its ability to push through snow is quite high.
\nOn descents, the Cayenne\u2019s heavy weight probably helps, but when braking firmly, the ABS kicks in. Of course, with normal braking pressure, there\u2019s no problem.<\/p>\n

After that, we went all the way to Togura Pass on the Tottori Prefecture border,<\/strong> where there was a lot of snow piled beside the road, but the road itself had been cleared, so we couldn\u2019t really test the winter tires\u2019 full performance.<\/p>\n

However, since a lot of melting water was spread on the road, it was a great opportunity to check grip and drainage on cold wet surfaces. In Kansai and other areas, this kind of situation is more common than full ice.<\/p>\n

The drainage, grip, and braking felt no different from summer tires. Even though there was a lot of water on the road, drainage was ample, which is a big difference from studless tires.<\/p>\n

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That said, the kids were thrilled to see so much snow for the first time and played in it for a long time despite the cold. It was a great memory for them.<\/p>\n

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Next page \u2192 Finally testing winter tires on snowy roads!!<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Testing on Snowy Royu<\/h3>\n

Later, when we heard snow had piled up on the Royu Driveway, my husband immediately went to drive the Cayenne on the snowy road.<\/p>\n

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The temperature was about -3.5\u00b0C to -4\u00b0C. The snow wasn\u2019t very deep, but the road surface was packed down and the base was somewhat icy.<\/strong>
\nMy husband said, <\/p>\n

I just drove normally, and there was absolutely no feeling of slipping. If you really stomp the accelerator, the wheels spin and traction control kicks in, but with gentle acceleration like when starting from a stoplight, nothing happens.
\nI think the tire provides very strong longitudinal traction.<\/p>\n

Since it was the Royu Driveway, he also took the curves without holding back, and said there was almost no understeer or oversteer sensation. <\/p>\n

If you ask if it\u2019s zero, there might be a little slip, but as a driver, it never felt like \u201cslipping.\u201d Even at a somewhat high pace on the snowy Royu curves, the grip was solid and driving was trouble-free. I think the tires are also very strong laterally.<\/p>\n

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Then, deliberately choosing icy patches, he tested further and found that compared to Japanese studless tires, the ABS intervention during braking was somewhat earlier, and traction on ice seemed lower.<\/strong><\/p>\n

He described the feeling as not quite half the performance, but about 20-30% lower.<\/p>\n

However, he said the impression of slipping during acceleration or cornering was not very different from Japanese studless tires. <\/p>\n

When braking downhill with normal pressure, the car stops firmly, so there\u2019s no particular concern. But if you brake a bit harder, the car sways slightly left and right, but I guess that\u2019s normal for any tire on snow.<\/p>\n

When braking hard enough to trigger ABS strongly, vibrations occurred and the stopping distance seemed longer.<\/p>\n

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In Conclusion<\/h3>\n

After driving the Cayenne with winter tires on snowy roads, my husband said this:<\/p>\n

Overall, I think winter tires are not recommended for extremely icy mirror-like surfaces like in Hokkaido for safety reasons, but for people living in Kansai or urban areas who drive to nearby ski resorts, they are more than sufficient.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Especially on snowy roads, their performance is outstanding, and above all, their stability on highways, straight-line stability, and cornering on winding roads are at a level that will definitely satisfy.<\/p>\n

For those who mostly drive on cleared roads, dry roads, or wet roads with rain or sleet in winter, and only occasionally on snow, I strongly recommend winter tires.<\/p>\n

\"Winter<\/p>\n

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