Has anyone tried driving a XKR in the snow? Im selling my Lotus Elise, which is listed on Ebay right now and looking at an XKR. I test drove a 2007 XKR and loved it! Is is possible to put Blizzaks on the car and drive it decently enough through snow? I live in Central IL and we get around 4-6 inches at a time if were lucky. I looked on google and didn't find my answer, only info about C6 Corvettes in the snow. Thanks!

David

 

I live in Boston...

I drove my VDP in the snow with Conti all seasons and was fine except moving the first couple of inches. I had Dunlop M3 snow's that some seasons I would mount. Made a difference for sure. My hunch is the XK will be fine assuming you are not driving while it is snowing and your ahead of the plowing, but why drive in any car at that point.

I plan to drive my XK to some degree this winter, as long as leaving and parking can be done easily. Traction control comes on very easily in the XK vs. my VDP.

Heck, I drove my S2000 with Potenza S03's through 4 winters which was sheer stupidity... Granted I drove it like granny, but that is a fast as it would go with any safety.

 

I think it does well. In two winters as a daily driver in Boulder, CO, I've driven in a variety of snow (.5" to 5") and spotty ice conditions in flat and somewhat hilly roads - like where you are - on Continental DWS all season tires. You'll want to click off traction control (one click, not fully disabled) as it will allow the rear wheels to slip a bit before it takes over; and gives you a bit of play. The right tires help. Net: the car does well - no problem, from my perspective.

BTW, I went to Eastern in Charleston.

Good luck with your decision.

 

I just had a brand new set of Pirelli Sottos put on my car; as soon as I drive in the snow I'll post up my feelings of how the car performs (or doesn't perform).

 

Interesting thread! Seems like whenever it snows, sports cars are the first ones you see in ditches, probably because they tend to be the ones fitted with high performance summer tires that are utterly useless in the snow.

 

Very little tread depth. If it is actually snowing and sticking, I would be hesitant to take out any RWD sports car. That is a small window of not driving the car and I can live with that. Part of that decision extends beyond just my driving, but to all the drivers who are on the road; not worth the risk for me. I'll wait until the road is plowed.