BF Goodrich KO2s on 2017 Q5
08-06-2018, 05:06 PM
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For winter's in Idaho, and the back roads around here, these would be perfect.
Nice enough on the highway, but able to handle any dirt/fire road use that I do in the summers. Should have more sipes for really good winter traction. (Easy to solve locally, just have them siped down the middle of the tread pattern, and they will be much better on ice and packed snow.)
Nice thread.
BTW, I have not tried them yet, but have the Conti Snow tires from last season that I used on my 2001 S8 on the stock "wagon cart" wheels, they were AWESOME on snow and ice, but have a much less "aggressive" looking tread design. I've had some excellent results from both the Conti and Blizzak snow tires on my Audi's, they are pretty much unstoppable if you don't try and push through 4' high snow banks, and get high centered.
Nice enough on the highway, but able to handle any dirt/fire road use that I do in the summers. Should have more sipes for really good winter traction. (Easy to solve locally, just have them siped down the middle of the tread pattern, and they will be much better on ice and packed snow.)
Nice thread.
BTW, I have not tried them yet, but have the Conti Snow tires from last season that I used on my 2001 S8 on the stock "wagon cart" wheels, they were AWESOME on snow and ice, but have a much less "aggressive" looking tread design. I've had some excellent results from both the Conti and Blizzak snow tires on my Audi's, they are pretty much unstoppable if you don't try and push through 4' high snow banks, and get high centered.
I get fantastic snow performance from my Blizzaks in the S6 and suspect that the KO2s will be better than all seasons, but not as good as dedicated winter tires in wintry conditions. I had at one point considered leaving the summer tires on my S6 for the winter and trying out the winter tires/wheels from it on the Q5 (I don't know whether the bolt pattern is even the same, but I figured it's a pretty cheap experiment costing me nothing more than time in my garage to find out) but ended up putting the winters on the S6 anyway because it was scheduled to snow the day of a scheduled service appointment for the S6.
08-06-2018, 09:26 PM
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11-01-2018, 03:05 PM
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Warhead I'm onto my 4th year with 235/60-18 Yokohama Iceguard iG51s.By the end of another Quebec winter they'll have 50k kms.They have been absolutely excellent in all respects.Going with 255s will just make your vehicle more "floaty" - technical term LOL.If money is no object I'd seek out Hakkapeliittas - the best but at very least try to keep them skinny as possible.
11-01-2018, 06:04 PM
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Warhead I'm onto my 4th year with 235/60-18 Yokohama Iceguard iG51s.By the end of another Quebec winter they'll have 50k kms.They have been absolutely excellent in all respects.Going with 255s will just make your vehicle more "floaty" - technical term LOL.If money is no object I'd seek out Hakkapeliittas - the best but at very least try to keep them skinny as possible.
11-06-2018, 03:27 AM
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Yesterday I began driving the Q5 regularly on my 120+ mile roundtrip to work. I noticed that lateral wet traction is way worse than the stock Goodyears. For example, I don't ever recall seeing the traction control light in my first 20,000 miles with the Q5, but lit it up accidentally yesterday in rain. On the highway it tracks stable, and I just need to remember that it's not a sports car and slow down on curves, especially when wet.
12-18-2019, 12:36 PM
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I have had no issues; driving on wet, forest road, or freeway. Snow has been fine too. For sure more road noise, but not bad. My last ride was a Rubicon that was much louder. Mileage has typically 25-27mpg. 30mpg on long freeway trips. They can be squirrely if over pressurized. I run at 40psi. Don't expect them to handle like 20's. They are truck tires.