New GT-R truly a winter car?

[fire_n_ice]

Just curious, how many of you future GT-R owners in Canada plan to drive the car year round? How realistic is it to put snow tires on this thing and drive it through several inches of snow? (I know, I've seen the promo video, but I'm talking everyday use, here, especially you Ottawa guys!)

Are there even snow tires available for the stock rims?

[GTR-Dad]

I'm not currently lined up to buy a GTR, but as a guy who picked up a BMW 330xi for a winter car, I can tell you that a decent AWD car with snow tires is a blast to drive and a very effective way to have fun while you're getting where you're going. The 330 makes less than half the power of the GTR, but I can use most of the 250 bhp even on snow covered roads. (Fun, that!) If you can modulate throttle, the GTR will be just fine in limited traction environments.

The biggest issue for me is the increased risk of getting hit. If the car is your baby, park it for the winter. If it's 'just a car' and you believe insurance is for fixing stuff that gets bent, then strap on some winter wheels with good snow tires and enjoy your car.

Dan

[BlackLight]

Snow? What's that?

I just call in sick or "work" from home.

[SEI]

hey i'm planning on driving mine for winter and track.. so far this car is perfect as a winter car.. so much traction with the 4wd and snow tires.. and of course if u really wanted to there's at snow button there.. which from what i can tell just makes it drive really really slowly (shifting wise and throttle response wise..). but i drive it in R C R lol much more fun :P

[JZ]

I remember Z-tuned posted pics of the Blizzaks for this car. Crazy wide.

If you need to drive the GTR in the winter, all the power to ya, but because of the the harsh winters here, the idiots on the road and the prospect of a truck throwing rock salt at my expensive paintjob I'd keep this baby stored and just pick up a winter car.

[GTRjoe1]

4 Blizzak snow tires, mudflaps to protect the paint - now have 12,000 trouble free kilometers on my car, of which more than half are during the winter.

Driven every day that the snow is under 10 cm deep (it becomes asnow plough in deeper snow).
Works extremely well. Lot's of traction in a straight line, but like all cars with wide tires, does not turn or stop all that well on snow and ice.

[Nitrouz]

I drove mine through the winter. It was more well behaved than most other bimmers that's for sure :hit newb: