Winter Tires?
 

Hi folks,

My father-in-law just picked up a Mazda5 GT. Nice ride. I have experience with at Mazda3 GT. I had to get winter tires for the 3 because I found winter handling was terrible with the low profile tires. Tires on the 5 look to be similar, although I haven't directly compared them. Has anyone had problems with the 17" stock tires on the 5 in the winter time? Has anyone purchased winter tires, or going to after a winter with the stock tires on?

Thanks for the response.

RE: Winter Tires?
 

Jury's still out for me. Waiting to see how the stock tires will perform on snow.

Jim.

RE: Winter Tires?
 

The stock GT 17" tires are terrible in the snow and rain. I just put on 4 16" Nankook winter tires.

RE: Winter Tires?
 

That's all I needed to hear. I'm getting a set of Michelin X-Ice.

Jim.

RE: Winter Tires?
 

I run 205/50R17 Dunlop Wintersport M3's on my wife's 6 and they are incredible in the dry/wet/snow. I highly recommend them.

RE: Winter Tires?
 

I have Dealer supplied winter tire: Hankook I pike + 16 inch rims. Works fine.
Still spins when moving out of an icy 4-way stops (but so is my other car
with an X-ice on it). But regular driving, cornering is same as the X-ice I had
in my old car.

The tires had paid for itself yesterday when a huge vehicle decided to run the
red light (no chance for him to stop road too icy). The tire and abs did its job at
slowing the Mazda 5 to allow just enough distance to let the wayward vehicle pass by.