My Highline/SEL has the Bridgestone Turanzas. Canadian Highline has 18” wheels which appear to be same design as US SE. The trade off is that Canada gets the sunroof as standard equipment.
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FWD has 215/50/18 Bridgestone Turanza
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I'm in Kuna, just outside Boise. We moved here in the summer of 2016 from the Houston area, and I asked one of my new co-workers if we should get winter tires. At that time we had my 2015 GTI (still have it) and the wife had a 2012 Beetle Turbo. Both with negligible ground clearance. "If you've got all seasons and front wheel drive you'll be fine" he said. I ignored his advice and bought some steel rims and Michelin X-Ice for us both. We then had "the worst winter in 30 years" with snow on the ground from Thanksgiving until April. "Apparently I'm an idiot", he said around February.
I've always gone with the smallest rim diameter possible for winters for the reasons you mentioned. Now I'm looking for winters for the wife's Q3. 17" minimum, and at least $1200 for ugly wheels and Blizzaks!
Kinda wish I hadn't see those, makes my Goodyears look pretty weak
Wonder what determines what tires you get???
Used to run Potenzas on our Infiniti and had decent performance w/ them.
I think it depends on which wheels you get. The Goodyear Assurance seem to have pretty decent reviews. My Turanzas, as CorradoG60 said, are unknowns so far. They may end up being good, but I'm still putting winter tires on around Thanksgiving!Kinda wish I hadn't see those, makes my Goodyears look pretty weak
Wonder what determines what tires you get???
Used to run Potenzas on our Infiniti and had decent performance w/ them.
Turanza is not potenza though.Kinda wish I hadn't see those, makes my Goodyears look pretty weak
Wonder what determines what tires you get???
Used to run Potenzas on our Infiniti and had decent performance w/ them.
When Turanza first came out, it was the best grand tourer around. The second gen as well. But it was a grand touring tire, not a snow tire and I never drove them in the snow.
Then Bridgestone changed Turanza from a model to a family, so now it depends on which turanza you get.
TireRack has two insiders with that model on their vehicles right now so some more info will come soon.
I have the Assurance on my 2021 Jetta and so far they seem good but we haven’t had much rain let alone snow.
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