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Old 12th December 2017, 03:13 PM
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I used to have Michelin Pilot Alpin a while ago, they were fine.
I currently have Pirelli Sottozero Winter 240 Serie II, they are excellent.

NOTE: Most of the Pirellis available are runflat (mine are not) so be careful when selecting.

I don't know the 270, but looking online it appears to be a minor upgrade from the 240-II with a similar asymmetric tread. But online illustrations are often wrong..... (use the manufactures web site to be sure)
Edit: Just looked at the Pirelli web site and the 245/45R18 I use is ONLY available now as runflat!
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Old 12th December 2017, 04:33 PM
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Im running the Yokohama W drive V905's on 19" D4 Wheels at the moment on my D3 and they have been excellent so far, noticeably better cold temperature performance and pretty good on wear
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Old 12th December 2017, 07:31 PM
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PA4s all round on my S8, and a mix of PA4s and Sottozeros on my Model S.

Both are potential lifesavers in this weather and - personally speaking - I would never buy "cross-climates" for these cars, which I think are part marketing spin, and part compromise - and one that I wouldn't make on either car.
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Old 12th December 2017, 10:12 PM
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I fitted cross-climate Vredesden Quatrac 5s to my wife 500 about 2 months ago and she moaned at the time, since then, she's been going into work through snow and ice with no problem, I have also been all over europe with Quatrac 4s on my cabriolet before I sold it and would have bought them for my S8 except they don't make them in my size. Not all cross-climates are made equal!

the PA4s were amazing when I had them previously, Pirelli I am against full stop because a plethora of problems with the P-Zeros (thankfully gone now) but maybe the winters are different.

Thanks for the feedback so far though, currently reading reviews on the Continentals... they also look very good.
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If Dunlop do the Winter 3D or 4D in the right spec they're worth a look - we've run them for 3 winters on the S5 and been happy with them (although we're yet to see any meaningful weather down here) from a cold temperature performance point of view.
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