ron3.7

Question =How does your Acura TL SH AWD handle in the snow??? I bought my 2013 tech pack half way through the winter here in the Live Free or Die state so I can say it handled ok but haven't been through a full winter of driving so how about it how do you think your car handles with stock tires that came with the car ( if you deal with snow in the north east).

echodigital

I would get a set of 17's with snow tires. I would Kijiji someone that is selling the OEM 17s at a good price and slap some Winters on them. The 17's look so small on TL, that is why people are selling them. Also 17" rims will be cheaper in terms of tires as well.

dweh4

No complaints...live in the snowbelt in NE Ohio and I have a 2013 TL SHAWD auto and no problems. Car is heavy and had plenty of traction. Only problem I ever had was pulling into the driveway after the plows came by...and that was a factor of ground clearance. But on the road...stable and plenty of traction.

andrewcjduong

I live in Canada... and snow is hell here. But this car outperforms. Never got stuck last season (first winter I drove) and had all seasons (because they came with the car). I haven't decided if I'm going to buy winter tires yet but if I do, I'm sticking with OEM 18's. The all seasons worked fine minus the stopping power.

JTL12

what about the 19s? anyone have any issues?

vtec260

Fantastic car in winter with SH-AWD. I thought my previous old TL with FWD and winter tires were great, but now this AWD with winter tires is a beast. But still drive within your means and you'll be okay.

17 inch OEM rims are way to go if you want to save 18 or 19 inch wheels for summer. I didn't think they looked too small.

Edward'TLS

SH-AWD + snow tires = almost invincible on snow and ice, as long as the vehicle ground clearance will allow.

types1fan

Last year in New York we got tons of snow and I drove around on my 19's and lowered and not once had an issue, that's 19's with OEM tires.

03sixer

Yeah, this will be my first winter coming up with mine. Advance, with 19s but they're the all season tires. Thinking about getting the underbody lip kit but wondering how much that will affect my ground clearance. I don't want to be plowing through drifts and damage it.

Strippers4Me

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That is the answer, anyone that tells you "all season" tires are made for snow is confused. The rubber gets too hard below 40 degrees (in Ohio that is November even with NO snow).


Snow tires are the answer, as said above, get 17's not only for the cost savings but snow tires cut better with a smaller footprint. My TL has AWD and nothing stopped me last year even with all that snow! I saw many an SUV (big, AWD, can go "anywhere") but with "all season" tires most were in the ditches while I drove on the road mostly in the fast lane, yup, fast lane, snows also like snow to get grip.


Here in NE Ohio mine go on about mid Nov and come off late March early April.

jterp7

on the flip side, what are winter tires upper limits...is it just worse for tire wear the warmer it is

lift3d_

i went through last winter on OEM 17" steelies and Micheline X-Ice3s

couldn't be happier with how it performed, can't remember having any issues at all

morgan1819

There is an absolutely perfect set of 2011 Acura TL 17" rims and tires in the Black Market section of this website, if you are looking for something for winter. Ask me how I know.

If you have to commute long distances, in heavy snow and ice areas, the Michelin X Ice 3 tire is your friend.

Sdot

I wouldn't do this with mine but...

VQPower37

i took my shawd tl with 19inch goodyear rsa all seasons through last year's michigan winter. not a single issue ... never got stuck

looking forward to this winter

jasonstuckey

I have AWD with 19's. I had no issues last winter in Kansas City. We had a few descent snow storms (7+in). Very impressed with the handling.

ron3.7

What kind of snow tire what brand? I think most tire stores will sell the steel rims with the snow tires?

03sixer

That's what I want to hear. Looking forward to the upgrade from FWD CL Type S with 18"s to this.

cwh82

This will be my first winter with my '14 sh-awd. I'm looking to get winter tires with 17" rims. What do I need in terms of the TPMS with these in order for the TPMS to work properly?

VQPower37

need to get tpms stems with the winter rims/tires ... after installed drive for 10 mins and the car will connect to them automatically

cwh82

Thanks for the reply. If I order the tire and wheel package from Tire Rack, it will be an option I can add if I have them mounted by Tire Rack?

VQPower37

i believe you can order tpms stems from tire rack and have them mounted if you are doing both a rim/tire package.

i have no personal experience, but remember seeing an option for it on the website

vtec260

Sure can. I have aftermarket rims and winter tires from Tirerack with TPMS mounted by them for our MDX. Works flawlessly and no code thrown in past four years of usage.

Strippers4Me

Yes, TPMS hook up automatically after a few miles or as little time as a driveway just depends but no need to dealer reprogram. I swap mine out every year and it all works as it should.


For all those that say "all seasons" work for them all winter, great! However, IMHO, I don't want to have to guess if my tires are going to hook up, I want them to grip and go and with snows the piece of mind is well worth the $500 for the tires. Also remember your summer tires will last longer as you're only running them part of the year.


I have run both Michelin X-Ice and Pirelli Scottos and find they both do excellent jobs.


One more... 19's are not winter tires, not all season, not snows, snows work best with a narrower footprint, but if you must run 19's in the winter w/snows its still better than the "all season" tires.


Good luck and stay safe, my best winter would be one with palm trees but Ohio doesn't have that option.

Edward'TLS

^^^^^

I'm running on 19" Michelin 245/40/19 Pilot Alpin PA4 snow tires in the winters.

The 19" PA4's are awesome snow tires, and when coupled with SH-AWD, allow me to overtake virtually all other vehicles on the way up and down the ski mountains, no matter the road condition is dry, wet, light snow, heavy snow, slushy, soft packed, hard packed, or icy.

Also, with the 19" PA4's, there is no loss in dry road performance, unlike narrower tires that will heavily compromise dry handling performance and dry braking distance.

Besides, for the 4G TL, the three OEM tire sizes are :

245/50/17
245/45/18
245/40/19.

So the tread widths are the same for all 17", 18", and 19" tires; and therefore, 17"/18" (snow/summer/all-season) tires are not narrower than the 19" ones.

danzio2020

I just purchased some 245/45/18 Dunlop Winter Maxx for this winter. It'll be my first time with an AWD for winter, should be fun!