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Originally Posted by MattR

Okay, so today, Carrie and I had some time to go play with the STI in the snow. Recall, we put the Continental Extreme DSW's on the car in the fall. Dry traction was great for an all season, we had some chances to push them in the wet and they were fantastic, but up until now, haven't really tested them in the snow.

Well, these tires are unbelievable in the snow. We were on an ice base with about 2" fresh snow on top (extremely slick fall-on-your-ass conditions)..And I could get starting traction like I was in the wet, and the stopping performance was very predictable and controlled. Honestly, with my 04 STI, I had given up entirely on all seasons and went full snows, I hated that the all seasons are were such a compromise in the snow.... I can best compare these Conti's to the 2nd Generation Dunlop Wintersport M2's (Full winter tires) I had on my 04 STI and these All seasons put those to shame. Seriously, I think these are the best all seasons I've ever driven on in snow. In fact, I think Carrie's STI felt more controlled than the FJ, which is a rock in the ice... I was pleasantly surprised.

Overall, 9.5 out of 10 on these tires, and I've have no problems driving these in the snow on a regular basis.

Crazy. I'm starting to think I should have considered a set for Lisa's car so we don't need two sets of wheels for it.

On the other hand, her car on WS70's with the ground clearance and auto tranny makes ice/snow seem like pavement.