XF, winter tyres and snow
Discussion
I'm currently enjoying the luxury of my dad's Legacy Outback 3.0. Goodness it's comfy. Given the choice I'd prefer something with a little more flair. Being more precise, an XFR. Alas I'm boringly practical so I was wondering how people have found their XF behaves in the snow when fitted with winter tyres?
Absolutely fine.
Cheap set of Jaguar Venus 18"s off EBay, plus a set of Petlas Snowmasters. They'll be going on again mid November, while the 20"s get a refurb and new Dunlops.
Alas, for an XFR, I think the smallest wheel that fits over the discs is 19", so it adds a little to the costs involved.
Cheap set of Jaguar Venus 18"s off EBay, plus a set of Petlas Snowmasters. They'll be going on again mid November, while the 20"s get a refurb and new Dunlops.
Alas, for an XFR, I think the smallest wheel that fits over the discs is 19", so it adds a little to the costs involved.
My XF-S is excellent in the snow with winter boots on (and winter mode enabled). Last winter there wasn't much snow, but the winter before I got a good chance to try it out here in Munich, and I was honestly passing many BMWs, including an X5 and a X-Drive 5-series, which were finding the going tough. The funniest thing I saw (not while driving) was an X3 sliding all over the place down our road (which was not particularly slippery) - probably a 2-wheel drive model, but quite appalling considering.
I got my XFR last December and put winters on it. I didn't get the chance to test them last winter but the grip was very good at low temperatures.
I moved away from an A8 and the security of 4x4 after lots of positive stories of rear wheel drive with winters.
BTW - you will not be disappointed with the XFR. Tremendous car. The heated steering wheel was nice this morning too!
Dean
I moved away from an A8 and the security of 4x4 after lots of positive stories of rear wheel drive with winters.
BTW - you will not be disappointed with the XFR. Tremendous car. The heated steering wheel was nice this morning too!
Dean
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