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I recently purchased a 24' RDX Aspec Advance. I am loving it so far, but with winter coming, it is probably time to start shopping for winter tires. With that said, what brand do you all recommend? Normally, I just get by with my all-season tires, but a new job change has doubled my travel distance.
How many of you use snow tires on your RDX? Do you notice a big difference between the all-season tires and the snow tires? I have never used snow tires before, so I'm curious to see how much better they are in the snow and colder temperatures.
I'd welcome all thoughts on which tire to go with.
Proper winter tires are a night and day difference compared to all season tires in the snow and ice. If you are only driving in cold dry and wet I'm not sure it's worth while. I run 235/60R18 winter tires on the rdx and they fit perfectly. The dealers in my area sell winter tire packages in the same size for our rdx as well.
Found a guy on Marketplace selling a set of stock RDX rims. Picked them and also ordered a set of winter tires, which I will swap onto these rims and keep my stock rims separate. I got a set of Continental Viking Contact 7 in stock size. I have them on my TLX as well, and they're been excellent in the winter.
I recently purchased a 24' RDX Aspec Advance. I am loving it so far, but with winter coming, it is probably time to start shopping for winter tires. With that said, what brand do you all recommend? Normally, I just get by with my all-season tires, but a new job change has doubled my travel distance.
How many of you use snow tires on your RDX? Do you notice a big difference between the all-season tires and the snow tires? I have never used snow tires before, so I'm curious to see how much better they are in the snow and colder temperatures.
I'd welcome all thoughts on which tire to go with.
Where are you located and what kind of driving are you doing in the winter? I'm guessing that if you haven't used snow tires before that you probably are not regularly driving in deep snow or are not in a region that gets a tonne of snow.
If that's the case then you should be considering all weather tires like the Michelin CrossClimate 2 or the Pirelli WeatherActive instead. They are plenty capable in most snowy conditions AND you can run them year round. No more seasonal tire/wheel changes, no need to get a second set of wheels and you'll never be caught out by the conditions. The stock Goodyear Eagles on the RDX are awful, terrible, no good tires but you can probably sell them off for a few hundred bucks to pay for the all weather tires.
We see a lot of snow here in western Michigan, so I typically rely on dedicated winter tires every year. I was a Blizzak loyalist for years until I tried my first set of Nokians about a decade ago. I haven't been tempted to go back. The Hakkapelittas are solid in all winter conditions and they wear like they're made of granite. Assuming you're not looking for studded tires, the Nokian Hakkapeliitta R5 SUV is the model you'd want to look at for the RDX. Having said that, I'm retired and will be driving less in the ugly stuff, so I'm trying all-weather tires for the first time ever this year on my allroad. (Still switching to the Nokians on our other car.) I chose the Pirelli Scorpion WeatherActive for my Audi. I can't say how they'll perform in snow, but they've been better than expected in the dry and wet.
Depends on how you drive and where you live. My RDX spent some time in nasty winter locations - see photos below, the stock GoodYear All Season RS-A's were okay in deep snow, hard snow and -10 degree days. Not once did I get stuck (when plenty others did with AWD and 4x4's) - the SHawd is a tractor in bad conditions.
The SHawd system is magical in inclement weather (just put it in snow mode, have a full tank of petrol for rear weight and correct tire pressures). However, a good set of pure snow rated tires or All Season with snow rating (Michelin Cross Climate 2 & Conti ExtremeContact DWs 06 Plus) are good all year options too. I'd personally choose the latter, as timing when to switch tires and additional expense/storage is just a pain (but so is getting stuck).
-10 degrees and dumping snow.
The road home, deep fresh unplowed snow - just keep motoring.
Last edited by Texasrdx21; Oct 3, 2024 at 01:52 PM.
When I had my RDX, I was able to find a set of brand new Advance wheels for $600.
The 2019-2021 Advance wheels were not very attractive so people were selling them cheaply.
Anyway, I put Michelin X-Ice SUV 235/55/19 tires on them and they were excellent.
They wouldn't fit my Mercedes so I added them to my trade in and the dealer gave me an extra grand because the Mercedes dealer owns Acura and Honda dealers next door so they had a use for them.
