Full day of motoring!! Love it! Enjoying life! Well done!Quite a day of driving here in Scotland, with beautiful sunny weather up until we hit Glencoe and a snowstorm!
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New set of PS4S added two weeks or so ago.
Hope Iām not starting another topic here by asking this, but Iām intrigued about the PS4S in the cold weather. In the US they are deemed a summer tire yet I hear Chris Harris using them on his M2 CS and Harry Metcalfe using them on his Project 8 for the winter months. Are they a different compound across the pond than what we get here in America?
I can't answer in technical terms but I had them on my Golf R and they always felt confident in the UK winter, even in light snow and below freezing temperatures. Obviously driving in line with the conditions and mostly on major roads but I never felt the need to change for winter.
No idea if they're a different compound I'm afraid.
Are you sure you aren't talking about the PA4 rather than PS4S? I had PS4s on my m4 here in Chicago and once had an emergency where I needed to drive the M4. There wasn't much, if any, snow on the ground (maybe 0.2") but it was single digit temperatures as well. It was a HORRIBLE drive. Not only was there minimal grip to go forward, the car fishtailed every time I hit the gas. && the braking distance was beyond dangerous. (Luckily only needed to go about 3 miles)
Nope. Messers Harris and Metcalfe both mentioned using the PS4S specifically in the winter months in the UK. Hence my curiosity. I would expect an experience much like what you had when driving with them in that weather. Hell, the Super Sports on mine lit the traction light up when the outside temp was in the low 50s and tire temps in the low 60s. Although different than the PS4S they both have the same recommended driving conditions. Also, again apologies to OP for hijacking his thread of lovely driving pictures in one of the most, if not the most, beautiful parts of the world.
