So the SC430 is not so hot in snow or rain. How does the LS430 handle in snow and rain with normaly used tires.
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19 years ago
So the SC430 is not so hot in snow or rain. How does the LS430 handle in snow and rain with normaly used tires.
I have an '03 LS430 and live in the northeast, where there's pleanty of snow.
The traction control helps a lot, but this is still a heavy rear wheel drive car.
With snow tires (or in my case, Nokian winter rated tires), the car does much better, perhaps as well as a front wheel drive car.
With "Normally used" summer tires, I would expect that the car wouldn't handle very well at all in snow or ice.
HBH
i tried my ls430 with stock (new dunlops) in the snow and quickly gave them up. the car would not move - i have a very small incline on my driveway and i could not make it out of my house.
using dunlop m3 winter tires - the only way to get by in this vehicle.
I use Dunlop's Winter Sport M3 on my 2004 LS430and it is almost as good as my LX470
Summer wise, Goodyear Eagle F1 GS-D3, suberb handling at speed including in the rain and downpours, slightly increased road noise compared to my son's
2005 LS430 w/ standard tires.
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